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#9741DC

#9741dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9741dc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 25.49% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.36% cyan, 70.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 273.29°, with 68.89% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1553

Complementary

  1. #9741dc
  2. #86dc41

Split complementary

  1. #9741dc
  2. #d3dc41
  3. #41dc49

Analogous

  1. #4941dc
  2. #9741dc
  3. #dc41d3

Triadic

  1. #9741dc
  2. #dc9741
  3. #41dc97

Tetradic

  1. #9741dc
  2. #dc4186
  3. #86dc41
  4. #41dc97

Square

  1. #9741dc
  2. #dc4941
  3. #86dc41
  4. #41d3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #47156f
  2. #7020b0
  3. #9741dc
  4. #ba82e8
  5. #dec2f4

Shades

#9741dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9741dc
  2. #883bc6
  3. #7934b0
  4. #6a2e9a
  5. #5b2784
  6. #4c216e
  7. #3c1a58
  8. #2d1442
  9. #1e0d2c
  10. #0f0716
  11. #000000

Tints

#9741dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9741dc
  2. #a154e0
  3. #ac67e3
  4. #b67ae7
  5. #c18dea
  6. #cba0ee
  7. #d5b3f1
  8. #e0c6f5
  9. #ead9f8
  10. #f5ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9741dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9741dc
  2. #9547d3
  3. #924eca
  4. #9054c0
  5. #8e5ab7
  6. #8c61ae
  7. #8967a5
  8. #876d9c
  9. #857392
  10. #827a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #805fa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ed9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b658a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #585ddf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #625fda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9059b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9741dc {
  color: #9741dc;
}
Background
.bg-9741dc {
  background-color: #9741dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9741dc {
  border: 2px solid #9741dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9741dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 65 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9741dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9741dc, #dc41d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9741dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 65 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.71 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.69 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.78 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.13 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.16 #68be23 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9741dc  rgb(151, 65, 220)  hsl(273, 69%, 56%)  Dark Orchid
#86dc41  rgb(134, 220, 65)  hsl(93, 69%, 56%)  Yellow Green
#dc9741  rgb(220, 151, 65)  hsl(33, 69%, 56%)  Carrot Orange
#41dc97  rgb(65, 220, 151)  hsl(153, 69%, 56%)  Caribbean Green