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#990EBA

#990eba ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#990eba is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 5.49% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.74% cyan, 92.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 288.49°, with 86% saturation and 39.22% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1063

Complementary

  1. #990eba
  2. #2fba0e

Split complementary

  1. #990eba
  2. #85ba0e
  3. #0eba43

Analogous

  1. #430eba
  2. #990eba
  3. #ba0e85

Triadic

  1. #990eba
  2. #ba990e
  3. #0eba99

Tetradic

  1. #990eba
  2. #ba0e2f
  3. #2fba0e
  4. #0eba99

Square

  1. #990eba
  2. #ba430e
  3. #2fba0e
  4. #0e85ba

Monochromatic

  1. #24032c
  2. #5e0973
  3. #990eba
  4. #c826ef
  5. #da6df4

Shades

#990eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #990eba
  2. #8a0da7
  3. #7a0b95
  4. #6b0a82
  5. #5c0870
  6. #4d075d
  7. #3d064a
  8. #2e0438
  9. #1f0325
  10. #0f0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#990eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #990eba
  2. #a326c1
  3. #ad3ec8
  4. #b856cf
  5. #c26ed6
  6. #cc87dd
  7. #d69fe3
  8. #e0b7ea
  9. #ebcff1
  10. #f5e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#990eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #990eba
  2. #9719b4
  3. #9425ae
  4. #9230a9
  5. #8f3ca3
  6. #8d479d
  7. #8a5297
  8. #885e91
  9. #85698c
  10. #837586
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79488b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #185fb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98406d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5942bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #664bb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #983392 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-990eba {
  color: #990eba;
}
Background
.bg-990eba {
  background-color: #990eba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-990eba {
  border: 2px solid #990eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #990eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 14 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-990eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #990eba, #ba0e85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-990eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 14 186 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.08 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.67 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.70 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.19 #66f145 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#990eba  rgb(153, 14, 186)  hsl(288, 86%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#2fba0e  rgb(47, 186, 14)  hsl(108, 86%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#ba990e  rgb(186, 153, 14)  hsl(48, 86%, 39%)  Metallic Gold
#0eba99  rgb(14, 186, 153)  hsl(168, 86%, 39%)  Mint