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#990DE3

#990de3 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#990de3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 5.1% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.6% cyan, 94.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 279.25°, with 89.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1261

Complementary

  1. #990de3
  2. #57e30d

Split complementary

  1. #990de3
  2. #c2e30d
  3. #0de32e

Analogous

  1. #2e0de3
  2. #990de3
  3. #e30dc2

Triadic

  1. #990de3
  2. #e3990d
  3. #0de399

Tetradic

  1. #990de3
  2. #e30d57
  3. #57e30d
  4. #0de399

Square

  1. #990de3
  2. #e32e0d
  3. #57e30d
  4. #0dc2e3

Monochromatic

  1. #370552
  2. #68099b
  3. #990de3
  4. #b948f5
  5. #d590f9

Shades

#990de3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #990de3
  2. #8a0ccc
  3. #7a0ab6
  4. #6b099f
  5. #5c0888
  6. #4d0772
  7. #3d055b
  8. #2e0444
  9. #1f032d
  10. #0f0117
  11. #000000

Tints

#990de3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #990de3
  2. #a325e6
  3. #ad3de9
  4. #b856eb
  5. #c26eee
  6. #cc86f1
  7. #d69ef4
  8. #e0b6f7
  9. #ebcff9
  10. #f5e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#990de3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #990de3
  2. #9719d9
  3. #9424cf
  4. #9230c5
  5. #8f3bbb
  6. #8d47b2
  7. #8a52a8
  8. #885e9e
  9. #856994
  10. #83758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c4fa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c5686 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #484be6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #574fe1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9143b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-990de3 {
  color: #990de3;
}
Background
.bg-990de3 {
  background-color: #990de3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-990de3 {
  border: 2px solid #990de3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #990de3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 13 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 89% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-990de3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #990de3, #e30dc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-990de3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 13 227 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.63 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.00 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.70 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.81 #66f21c Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#990de3  rgb(153, 13, 227)  hsl(279, 89%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#57e30d  rgb(87, 227, 13)  hsl(99, 89%, 47%)  Harlequin
#e3990d  rgb(227, 153, 13)  hsl(39, 89%, 47%)  Gamboge
#0de399  rgb(13, 227, 153)  hsl(159, 89%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green