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#990FD2

#990fd2 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#990fd2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 5.88% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.14% cyan, 92.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 282.46°, with 86.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1177

Complementary

  1. #990fd2
  2. #48d20f

Split complementary

  1. #990fd2
  2. #aad20f
  3. #0fd237

Analogous

  1. #370fd2
  2. #990fd2
  3. #d20faa

Triadic

  1. #990fd2
  2. #d2990f
  3. #0fd299

Tetradic

  1. #990fd2
  2. #d20f48
  3. #48d20f
  4. #0fd299

Square

  1. #990fd2
  2. #d2370f
  3. #48d20f
  4. #0faad2

Monochromatic

  1. #310543
  2. #650a8b
  3. #990fd2
  4. #bc3cf1
  5. #d584f6

Shades

#990fd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #990fd2
  2. #8a0ebd
  3. #7a0ca8
  4. #6b0b93
  5. #5c097e
  6. #4d0869
  7. #3d0654
  8. #2e053f
  9. #1f032a
  10. #0f0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#990fd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #990fd2
  2. #a327d7
  3. #ad3fdb
  4. #b857e0
  5. #c26fe4
  6. #cc87e9
  7. #d69fed
  8. #e0b7f2
  9. #ebcff6
  10. #f5e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#990fd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #990fd2
  2. #971aca
  3. #9426c2
  4. #9231b9
  5. #8f3cb1
  6. #8d48a9
  7. #8a53a1
  8. #885e99
  9. #856990
  10. #837588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b4c9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #914d7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5048d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e4ed0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #943da5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-990fd2 {
  color: #990fd2;
}
Background
.bg-990fd2 {
  background-color: #990fd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-990fd2 {
  border: 2px solid #990fd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #990fd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 15 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 87% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-990fd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #990fd2, #d20faa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-990fd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 15 210 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.31 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.81 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.06 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.09 #66f02d Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#990fd2  rgb(153, 15, 210)  hsl(282, 87%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#48d20f  rgb(72, 210, 15)  hsl(102, 87%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d2990f  rgb(210, 153, 15)  hsl(42, 87%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#0fd299  rgb(15, 210, 153)  hsl(162, 87%, 44%)  Caribbean Green