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#990FCD

#990fcd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#990fcd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 5.88% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.37% cyan, 92.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 283.58°, with 86.36% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1152

Complementary

  1. #990fcd
  2. #43cd0f

Split complementary

  1. #990fcd
  2. #a2cd0f
  3. #0fcd3a

Analogous

  1. #3a0fcd
  2. #990fcd
  3. #cd0fa2

Triadic

  1. #990fcd
  2. #cd990f
  3. #0fcd99

Tetradic

  1. #990fcd
  2. #cd0f43
  3. #43cd0f
  4. #0fcd99

Square

  1. #990fcd
  2. #cd3a0f
  3. #43cd0f
  4. #0fa2cd

Monochromatic

  1. #2f053e
  2. #640a86
  3. #990fcd
  4. #be38f0
  5. #d57ff6

Shades

#990fcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #990fcd
  2. #8a0eb9
  3. #7a0ca4
  4. #6b0b90
  5. #5c097b
  6. #4d0867
  7. #3d0652
  8. #2e053e
  9. #1f0329
  10. #0f0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#990fcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #990fcd
  2. #a327d2
  3. #ad3fd7
  4. #b857dc
  5. #c26fe1
  6. #cc87e6
  7. #d69feb
  8. #e0b7f0
  9. #ebcff5
  10. #f5e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#990fcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #990fcd
  2. #971ac5
  3. #9426be
  4. #9231b6
  5. #8f3cae
  6. #8d48a7
  7. #8a539f
  8. #885e97
  9. #85698f
  10. #837588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b4b98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #934b79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5247d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #604dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #953ba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-990fcd {
  color: #990fcd;
}
Background
.bg-990fcd {
  background-color: #990fcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-990fcd {
  border: 2px solid #990fcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #990fcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 15 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-990fcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #990fcd, #cd0fa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-990fcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 15 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.51 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.55 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.49 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.56 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.55 #66f032 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#990fcd  rgb(153, 15, 205)  hsl(284, 86%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#43cd0f  rgb(67, 205, 15)  hsl(104, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cd990f  rgb(205, 153, 15)  hsl(44, 86%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#0fcd99  rgb(15, 205, 153)  hsl(164, 86%, 43%)  Caribbean Green