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#992EE9

#992ee9 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#992ee9 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 18.04% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.33% cyan, 80.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 274.33°, with 80.95% saturation and 54.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.93.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1461

Complementary

  1. #992ee9
  2. #7ee92e

Split complementary

  1. #992ee9
  2. #dce92e
  3. #2ee93c

Analogous

  1. #3c2ee9
  2. #992ee9
  3. #e92edc

Triadic

  1. #992ee9
  2. #e9992e
  3. #2ee999

Tetradic

  1. #992ee9
  2. #e92e7e
  3. #7ee92e
  4. #2ee999

Square

  1. #992ee9
  2. #e93c2e
  3. #7ee92e
  4. #2edce9

Monochromatic

  1. #460c72
  2. #7113b7
  3. #992ee9
  4. #bb73f0
  5. #ddb8f8

Shades

#992ee9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #992ee9
  2. #8a29d2
  3. #7a25ba
  4. #6b20a3
  5. #5c1c8c
  6. #4d1775
  7. #3d125d
  8. #2e0e46
  9. #1f092f
  10. #0f0517
  11. #000000

Tints

#992ee9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #992ee9
  2. #a343eb
  3. #ad58ed
  4. #b86df0
  5. #c282f2
  6. #cc97f4
  7. #d6abf6
  8. #e0c0f8
  9. #ebd5fb
  10. #f5eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#992ee9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #992ee9
  2. #9736df
  3. #943ed4
  4. #9247ca
  5. #8f4fbf
  6. #8d57b5
  7. #8a5faa
  8. #8867a0
  9. #857095
  10. #83788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8058ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006be5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a618d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d57ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5958e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9052b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-992ee9 {
  color: #992ee9;
}
Background
.bg-992ee9 {
  background-color: #992ee9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-992ee9 {
  border: 2px solid #992ee9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #992ee9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 46 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 81% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-992ee9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #992ee9, #e92edc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-992ee9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 46 233 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.10 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.47 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.19 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.84 #66d116 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#992ee9  rgb(153, 46, 233)  hsl(274, 81%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#7ee92e  rgb(126, 233, 46)  hsl(94, 81%, 55%)  Lawn Green
#e9992e  rgb(233, 153, 46)  hsl(34, 81%, 55%)  Carrot Orange
#2ee999  rgb(46, 233, 153)  hsl(154, 81%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green