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#9740DC

#9740dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9740dc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 25.1% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.36% cyan, 70.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 273.46°, with 69.03% saturation and 55.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1541

Complementary

  1. #9740dc
  2. #85dc40

Split complementary

  1. #9740dc
  2. #d3dc40
  3. #40dc49

Analogous

  1. #4940dc
  2. #9740dc
  3. #dc40d3

Triadic

  1. #9740dc
  2. #dc9740
  3. #40dc97

Tetradic

  1. #9740dc
  2. #dc4085
  3. #85dc40
  4. #40dc97

Square

  1. #9740dc
  2. #dc4940
  3. #85dc40
  4. #40d3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #47146f
  2. #7020af
  3. #9740dc
  4. #ba81e8
  5. #ddc1f4

Shades

#9740dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9740dc
  2. #883ac6
  3. #7933b0
  4. #6a2d9a
  5. #5b2684
  6. #4c206e
  7. #3c1a58
  8. #2d1342
  9. #1e0d2c
  10. #0f0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#9740dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9740dc
  2. #a153e0
  3. #ac66e3
  4. #b679e7
  5. #c18cea
  6. #cba0ee
  7. #d5b3f1
  8. #e0c6f5
  9. #ead9f8
  10. #f5ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9740dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9740dc
  2. #9546d3
  3. #924dca
  4. #9053c0
  5. #8e5ab7
  6. #8c60ae
  7. #8966a5
  8. #876d9c
  9. #857392
  10. #827a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #805ea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ed9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b658a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #585ddf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #615fda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9058b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9740dc {
  color: #9740dc;
}
Background
.bg-9740dc {
  background-color: #9740dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9740dc {
  border: 2px solid #9740dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9740dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 64 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9740dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9740dc, #dc40d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9740dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 64 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.57 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.95 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.98 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.21 #68bf23 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9740dc  rgb(151, 64, 220)  hsl(273, 69%, 56%)  Dark Orchid
#85dc40  rgb(133, 220, 64)  hsl(93, 69%, 56%)  Yellow Green
#dc9740  rgb(220, 151, 64)  hsl(33, 69%, 56%)  Carrot Orange
#40dc97  rgb(64, 220, 151)  hsl(153, 69%, 56%)  Caribbean Green