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#9842E1

#9842e1 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9842e1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 25.88% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.44% cyan, 70.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 272.45°, with 72.6% saturation and 57.06% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.43.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1601

Complementary

  1. #9842e1
  2. #8be142

Split complementary

  1. #9842e1
  2. #dbe142
  3. #42e149

Analogous

  1. #4942e1
  2. #9842e1
  3. #e142db

Triadic

  1. #9842e1
  2. #e19842
  3. #42e198

Tetradic

  1. #9842e1
  2. #e1428b
  3. #8be142
  4. #42e198

Square

  1. #9842e1
  2. #e14942
  3. #8be142
  4. #42dbe1

Monochromatic

  1. #491377
  2. #721db9
  3. #9842e1
  4. #bc84eb
  5. #e0c6f6

Shades

#9842e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9842e1
  2. #893bcb
  3. #7a35b4
  4. #6a2e9e
  5. #5b2887
  6. #4c2171
  7. #3d1a5a
  8. #2e1444
  9. #1e0d2d
  10. #0f0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#9842e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9842e1
  2. #a255e4
  3. #ad68e7
  4. #b77bea
  5. #c18eed
  6. #cca1f0
  7. #d6b3f3
  8. #e0c6f6
  9. #ead9f9
  10. #f5ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9842e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9842e1
  2. #9648d7
  3. #934ece
  4. #9155c4
  5. #8e5bba
  6. #8c61b1
  7. #8a67a7
  8. #876d9d
  9. #857493
  10. #827a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8260a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a688d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #575fe4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6160df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #905bb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9842e1 {
  color: #9842e1;
}
Background
.bg-9842e1 {
  background-color: #9842e1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9842e1 {
  border: 2px solid #9842e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9842e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 66 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 73% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9842e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9842e1, #e142db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9842e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 66 225 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.62 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.75 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.67 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.68 #67bd1e Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9842e1  rgb(152, 66, 225)  hsl(272, 73%, 57%)  Dark Orchid
#8be142  rgb(139, 225, 66)  hsl(92, 73%, 57%)  Inchworm
#e19842  rgb(225, 152, 66)  hsl(32, 73%, 57%)  Carrot Orange
#42e198  rgb(66, 225, 152)  hsl(152, 73%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green