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#9872EC

#9872ec ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9872ec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 44.71% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.59% cyan, 51.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 258.69°, with 76.25% saturation and 68.63% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 2.68.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2477

Complementary

  1. #9872ec
  2. #c6ec72

Split complementary

  1. #9872ec
  2. #ecd572
  3. #89ec72

Analogous

  1. #7289ec
  2. #9872ec
  3. #d572ec

Triadic

  1. #9872ec
  2. #ec9872
  3. #72ec98

Tetradic

  1. #9872ec
  2. #ec72c6
  3. #c6ec72
  4. #72ec98

Square

  1. #9872ec
  2. #ec7289
  3. #c6ec72
  4. #72ecd5

Monochromatic

  1. #4617ae
  2. #672fe3
  3. #9872ec
  4. #c9b5f5
  5. #f2edfd

Shades

#9872ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9872ec
  2. #8967d4
  3. #7a5bbd
  4. #6a50a5
  5. #5b448e
  6. #4c3976
  7. #3d2e5e
  8. #2e2247
  9. #1e172f
  10. #0f0b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#9872ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9872ec
  2. #a280ee
  3. #ad8ef0
  4. #b79cf2
  5. #c1aaf4
  6. #ccb9f6
  7. #d6c7f7
  8. #e0d5f9
  9. #eae3fb
  10. #f5f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9872ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9872ec
  2. #9673e1
  3. #9375d6
  4. #9176cc
  5. #8e78c1
  6. #8c79b6
  7. #8a7aab
  8. #877ca0
  9. #857d96
  10. #827f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f80b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4189f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a87e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #848aa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f81ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #727fea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d81c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9872ec {
  color: #9872ec;
}
Background
.bg-9872ec {
  background-color: #9872ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9872ec {
  border: 2px solid #9872ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9872ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 114 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 76% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9872ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9872ec, #d572ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9872ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 114 236 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 2.68 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.99 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.30 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.01 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.43 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.60 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.88 #678d13 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#9872ec  rgb(152, 114, 236)  hsl(259, 76%, 69%)  Medium Purple
#c6ec72  rgb(198, 236, 114)  hsl(79, 76%, 69%)  Inchworm
#ec9872  rgb(236, 152, 114)  hsl(19, 76%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#72ec98  rgb(114, 236, 152)  hsl(139, 76%, 69%)  Light Green