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#9932CC

#9932cc Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
  • darkorchid
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#9932cc (Dark Orchid) is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 19.61% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 75.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 280.13°, with 60.63% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA).

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Relative luminance0.1341

Complementary

  1. #9932cc
  2. #65cc32

Split complementary

  1. #9932cc
  2. #b2cc32
  3. #32cc4c

Analogous

  1. #4c32cc
  2. #9932cc
  3. #cc32b2

Triadic

  1. #9932cc
  2. #cc9932
  3. #32cc99

Tetradic

  1. #9932cc
  2. #cc3265
  3. #65cc32
  4. #32cc99

Square

  1. #9932cc
  2. #cc4c32
  3. #65cc32
  4. #32b2cc

Monochromatic

  1. #3d1451
  2. #6b238f
  3. #9932cc
  4. #b86fdc
  5. #d6aceb

Shades

#9932cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9932cc
  2. #8a2db8
  3. #7a28a3
  4. #6b238f
  5. #5c1e7a
  6. #4d1966
  7. #3d1452
  8. #2e0f3d
  9. #1f0a29
  10. #0f0514
  11. #000000

Tints

#9932cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9932cc
  2. #a347d1
  3. #ad5bd6
  4. #b870db
  5. #c284e0
  6. #cc99e6
  7. #d6adeb
  8. #e0c2f0
  9. #ebd6f5
  10. #f5ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9932cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9932cc
  2. #973ac4
  3. #9442bd
  4. #9249b5
  5. #8f51ae
  6. #8d59a6
  7. #8a619e
  8. #886997
  9. #85708f
  10. #837888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e569a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1468c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92567e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a53cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6657ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #954aa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9932cc {
  color: #9932cc;
}
Background
.bg-9932cc {
  background-color: #9932cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9932cc {
  border: 2px solid #9932cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9932cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 50 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9932cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9932cc, #cc32b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9932cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 50 204 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.39 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.40 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.27 #66cd33 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9932cc  rgb(153, 50, 204)  hsl(280, 61%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#65cc32  rgb(101, 204, 50)  hsl(100, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cc9932  rgb(204, 153, 50)  hsl(40, 61%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#32cc99  rgb(50, 204, 153)  hsl(160, 61%, 50%)  Caribbean Green