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#9873DA

#9873da ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9873da is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 45.1% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.28% cyan, 47.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 261.55°, with 58.19% saturation and 65.29% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 1.39.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.24

Complementary

  1. #9873da
  2. #b5da73

Split complementary

  1. #9873da
  2. #dacb73
  3. #81da73

Analogous

  1. #7381da
  2. #9873da
  3. #cb73da

Triadic

  1. #9873da
  2. #da9873
  3. #73da98

Tetradic

  1. #9873da
  2. #da73b5
  3. #b5da73
  4. #73da98

Square

  1. #9873da
  2. #da7381
  3. #b5da73
  4. #73dacb

Monochromatic

  1. #4b268e
  2. #6b36ca
  3. #9873da
  4. #c5afea
  5. #f1ecfa

Shades

#9873da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9873da
  2. #8968c4
  3. #7a5cae
  4. #6a5199
  5. #5b4583
  6. #4c3a6d
  7. #3d2e57
  8. #2e2341
  9. #1e172c
  10. #0f0c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#9873da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9873da
  2. #a281de
  3. #ad8fe1
  4. #b79de5
  5. #c1abe9
  6. #ccb9ed
  7. #d6c7f0
  8. #e0d5f4
  9. #eae3f8
  10. #f5f1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9873da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9873da
  2. #9674d1
  3. #9376c8
  4. #9177bf
  5. #8e78b6
  6. #8c7aad
  7. #8a7ba4
  8. #877c9b
  9. #857d92
  10. #827f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e7fae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5286de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a86d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a869c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #757fdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #787fd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #907fb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9873da {
  color: #9873da;
}
Background
.bg-9873da {
  background-color: #9873da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9873da {
  border: 2px solid #9873da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9873da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 115 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 58% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9873da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9873da, #cb73da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9873da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 115 218 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 1.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.45 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.70 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.41 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.63 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.79 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.75 #678c25 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#9873da  rgb(152, 115, 218)  hsl(262, 58%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#b5da73  rgb(181, 218, 115)  hsl(82, 58%, 65%)  June Bud
#da9873  rgb(218, 152, 115)  hsl(22, 58%, 65%)  Raw Sienna
#73da98  rgb(115, 218, 152)  hsl(142, 58%, 65%)  Emerald