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#992BC5

#992bc5 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#992bc5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 16.86% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.34% cyan, 78.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 64.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.54.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1253

Complementary

  1. #992bc5
  2. #57c52b

Split complementary

  1. #992bc5
  2. #a4c52b
  3. #2bc54c

Analogous

  1. #4c2bc5
  2. #992bc5
  3. #c52ba4

Triadic

  1. #992bc5
  2. #c5992b
  3. #2bc599

Tetradic

  1. #992bc5
  2. #c52b57
  3. #57c52b
  4. #2bc599

Square

  1. #992bc5
  2. #c54c2b
  3. #57c52b
  4. #2ba4c5

Monochromatic

  1. #371047
  2. #681d86
  3. #992bc5
  4. #b960dc
  5. #d59fea

Shades

#992bc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #992bc5
  2. #8a27b1
  3. #7a229e
  4. #6b1e8a
  5. #5c1a76
  6. #4d1663
  7. #3d114f
  8. #2e0d3b
  9. #1f0927
  10. #0f0414
  11. #000000

Tints

#992bc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #992bc5
  2. #a340cb
  3. #ad55d1
  4. #b86bd6
  5. #c280dc
  6. #cc95e2
  7. #d6aae8
  8. #e0bfee
  9. #ebd5f3
  10. #f5eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#992bc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #992bc5
  2. #9734be
  3. #943cb7
  4. #9245b0
  5. #8f4da9
  6. #8d56a3
  7. #8a5e9c
  8. #886795
  9. #856f8e
  10. #837887
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c5295 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ec9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a66c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #945078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a4ec7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6654c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96449d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-992bc5 {
  color: #992bc5;
}
Background
.bg-992bc5 {
  background-color: #992bc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-992bc5 {
  border: 2px solid #992bc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #992bc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 43 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 64% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-992bc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #992bc5, #c52ba4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-992bc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 43 197 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.10 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.25 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.60 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.71 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.26 #66d43a Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#992bc5  rgb(153, 43, 197)  hsl(283, 64%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#57c52b  rgb(87, 197, 43)  hsl(103, 64%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#c5992b  rgb(197, 153, 43)  hsl(43, 64%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#2bc599  rgb(43, 197, 153)  hsl(163, 64%, 47%)  Caribbean Green