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#981DCD

#981dcd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#981dcd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 11.37% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.85% cyan, 85.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 281.93°, with 75.21% saturation and 45.88% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1196

Complementary

  1. #981dcd
  2. #52cd1d

Split complementary

  1. #981dcd
  2. #aacd1d
  3. #1dcd40

Analogous

  1. #401dcd
  2. #981dcd
  3. #cd1daa

Triadic

  1. #981dcd
  2. #cd981d
  3. #1dcd98

Tetradic

  1. #981dcd
  2. #cd1d52
  3. #52cd1d
  4. #1dcd98

Square

  1. #981dcd
  2. #cd401d
  3. #52cd1d
  4. #1daacd

Monochromatic

  1. #350a47
  2. #66148a
  3. #981dcd
  4. #b950e6
  5. #d493f0

Shades

#981dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #981dcd
  2. #891ab9
  3. #7a17a4
  4. #6a1490
  5. #5b117b
  6. #4c0f67
  7. #3d0c52
  8. #2e093e
  9. #1e0629
  10. #0f0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#981dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #981dcd
  2. #a234d2
  3. #ad4ad7
  4. #b761dc
  5. #c177e1
  6. #cc8ee6
  7. #d6a5eb
  8. #e0bbf0
  9. #ead2f5
  10. #f5e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#981dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #981dcd
  2. #9627c5
  3. #9331be
  4. #913bb6
  5. #8e45ae
  6. #8c4fa7
  7. #8a589f
  8. #876297
  9. #856c8f
  10. #827688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b4e98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #914e7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #534ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6050cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9440a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-981dcd {
  color: #981dcd;
}
Background
.bg-981dcd {
  background-color: #981dcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-981dcd {
  border: 2px solid #981dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #981dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 29 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-981dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #981dcd, #cd1daa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-981dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 29 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.38 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.65 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.17 #67e232 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#981dcd  rgb(152, 29, 205)  hsl(282, 75%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#52cd1d  rgb(82, 205, 29)  hsl(102, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green
#cd981d  rgb(205, 152, 29)  hsl(42, 75%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#1dcd98  rgb(29, 205, 152)  hsl(162, 75%, 46%)  Caribbean Green