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#992CD5

#992cd5 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#992cd5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 17.25% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.17% cyan, 79.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 278.7°, with 66.8% saturation and 50.39% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1338

Complementary

  1. #992cd5
  2. #68d52c

Split complementary

  1. #992cd5
  2. #bcd52c
  3. #2cd544

Analogous

  1. #442cd5
  2. #992cd5
  3. #d52cbc

Triadic

  1. #992cd5
  2. #d5992c
  3. #2cd599

Tetradic

  1. #992cd5
  2. #d52c68
  3. #68d52c
  4. #2cd599

Square

  1. #992cd5
  2. #d5442c
  3. #68d52c
  4. #2cbcd5

Monochromatic

  1. #3e1157
  2. #6c1e97
  3. #992cd5
  4. #b86ce2
  5. #d7acee

Shades

#992cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #992cd5
  2. #8a28c0
  3. #7a23aa
  4. #6b1f95
  5. #5c1a80
  6. #4d166b
  7. #3d1255
  8. #2e0d40
  9. #1f092b
  10. #0f0415
  11. #000000

Tints

#992cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #992cd5
  2. #a341d9
  3. #ad56dd
  4. #b86be2
  5. #c280e6
  6. #cc96ea
  7. #d6abee
  8. #e0c0f2
  9. #ebd5f7
  10. #f5eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#992cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #992cd5
  2. #9734cd
  3. #943dc4
  4. #9245bc
  5. #8f4eb3
  6. #8d56ab
  7. #8a5ea2
  8. #88679a
  9. #856f91
  10. #837889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e559f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #905881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5552d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6156d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #944aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-992cd5 {
  color: #992cd5;
}
Background
.bg-992cd5 {
  background-color: #992cd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-992cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #992cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #992cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 44 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 67% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-992cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #992cd5, #d52cbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-992cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 44 213 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.75 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.08 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.71 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.66 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.69 #66d32a Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#992cd5  rgb(153, 44, 213)  hsl(279, 67%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#68d52c  rgb(104, 213, 44)  hsl(99, 67%, 50%)  Lime Green
#d5992c  rgb(213, 153, 44)  hsl(39, 67%, 50%)  Gamboge
#2cd599  rgb(44, 213, 153)  hsl(159, 67%, 50%)  Caribbean Green