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#9740FA

#9740fa ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9740fa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.6% cyan, 74.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 268.06°, with 94.9% saturation and 61.57% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.1715

Complementary

  1. #9740fa
  2. #a3fa40

Split complementary

  1. #9740fa
  2. #faf440
  3. #46fa40

Analogous

  1. #4046fa
  2. #9740fa
  3. #f440fa

Triadic

  1. #9740fa
  2. #fa9740
  3. #40fa97

Tetradic

  1. #9740fa
  2. #fa40a3
  3. #a3fa40
  4. #40fa97

Square

  1. #9740fa
  2. #fa4046
  3. #a3fa40
  4. #40faf4

Monochromatic

  1. #4c049d
  2. #6f06e7
  3. #9740fa
  4. #c08bfc
  5. #e8d5fe

Shades

#9740fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9740fa
  2. #883ae1
  3. #7933c8
  4. #6a2daf
  5. #5b2696
  6. #4c207d
  7. #3c1a64
  8. #2d134b
  9. #1e0d32
  10. #0f0619
  11. #000000

Tints

#9740fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9740fa
  2. #a153fb
  3. #ac66fb
  4. #b679fc
  5. #c18cfc
  6. #cba0fd
  7. #d5b3fd
  8. #e0c6fe
  9. #ead9fe
  10. #f5ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9740fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9740fa
  2. #9546ee
  3. #924de2
  4. #9053d5
  5. #8e5ac9
  6. #8c60bd
  7. #8966b1
  8. #876da5
  9. #857398
  10. #827a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8362b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f719b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4962fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5461f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8961c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9740fa {
  color: #9740fa;
}
Background
.bg-9740fa {
  background-color: #9740fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9740fa {
  border: 2px solid #9740fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9740fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 64 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9740fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9740fa, #f440fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9740fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 64 250 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.14 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.40 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.52 #68bf05 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#9740fa  rgb(151, 64, 250)  hsl(268, 95%, 62%)  Vivid Violet
#a3fa40  rgb(163, 250, 64)  hsl(88, 95%, 62%)  Green Yellow
#fa9740  rgb(250, 151, 64)  hsl(28, 95%, 62%)  Neon Carrot
#40fa97  rgb(64, 250, 151)  hsl(148, 95%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green