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#973ABC

#973abc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#973abc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 22.75% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.68% cyan, 69.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 282.92°, with 52.85% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1324

Complementary

  1. #973abc
  2. #5fbc3a

Split complementary

  1. #973abc
  2. #a0bc3a
  3. #3abc56

Analogous

  1. #563abc
  2. #973abc
  3. #bc3aa0

Triadic

  1. #973abc
  2. #bc973a
  3. #3abc97

Tetradic

  1. #973abc
  2. #bc3a5f
  3. #5fbc3a
  4. #3abc97

Square

  1. #973abc
  2. #bc563a
  3. #5fbc3a
  4. #3aa0bc

Monochromatic

  1. #391647
  2. #682882
  3. #973abc
  4. #b770d3
  5. #d4aae5

Shades

#973abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #973abc
  2. #8834a9
  3. #792e96
  4. #6a2984
  5. #5b2371
  6. #4c1d5e
  7. #3c174b
  8. #2d1138
  9. #1e0c26
  10. #0f0613
  11. #000000

Tints

#973abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #973abc
  2. #a14ec3
  3. #ac61c9
  4. #b675d0
  5. #c189d7
  6. #cb9dde
  7. #d5b0e4
  8. #e0c4eb
  9. #ead8f2
  10. #f5ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#973abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #973abc
  2. #9541b6
  3. #9248b0
  4. #904faa
  5. #8e56a4
  6. #8c5d9e
  7. #896498
  8. #876b92
  9. #85728c
  10. #827986
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c5790 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3568b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #945477 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6054be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a59ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #954b97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-973abc {
  color: #973abc;
}
Background
.bg-973abc {
  background-color: #973abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-973abc {
  border: 2px solid #973abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #973abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 58 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 53% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-973abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #973abc, #bc3aa0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-973abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 58 188 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.62 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.86 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.39 #68c543 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#973abc  rgb(151, 58, 188)  hsl(283, 53%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#5fbc3a  rgb(95, 188, 58)  hsl(103, 53%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#bc973a  rgb(188, 151, 58)  hsl(43, 53%, 48%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3abc97  rgb(58, 188, 151)  hsl(163, 53%, 48%)  Mint