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#993BC2

#993bc2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#993bc2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 23.14% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.13% cyan, 69.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 281.78°, with 53.36% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.98.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.138

Complementary

  1. #993bc2
  2. #64c23b

Split complementary

  1. #993bc2
  2. #a8c23b
  3. #3bc256

Analogous

  1. #563bc2
  2. #993bc2
  3. #c23ba8

Triadic

  1. #993bc2
  2. #c2993b
  3. #3bc299

Tetradic

  1. #993bc2
  2. #c23b64
  3. #64c23b
  4. #3bc299

Square

  1. #993bc2
  2. #c2563b
  3. #64c23b
  4. #3ba8c2

Monochromatic

  1. #3c174d
  2. #6b2987
  3. #993bc2
  4. #b875d5
  5. #d6afe7

Shades

#993bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #993bc2
  2. #8a35af
  3. #7a2f9b
  4. #6b2988
  5. #5c2374
  6. #4d1e61
  7. #3d184e
  8. #2e123a
  9. #1f0c27
  10. #0f0613
  11. #000000

Tints

#993bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #993bc2
  2. #a34fc8
  3. #ad62ce
  4. #b876d4
  5. #c289da
  6. #cc9de1
  7. #d6b1e7
  8. #e0c4ed
  9. #ebd8f3
  10. #f5ebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#993bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #993bc2
  2. #9742bb
  3. #9449b5
  4. #9250ae
  5. #8f57a8
  6. #8d5ea1
  7. #8a649a
  8. #886b94
  9. #85728d
  10. #837987
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e5995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #326abf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95577a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6056c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b5bc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #974d9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-993bc2 {
  color: #993bc2;
}
Background
.bg-993bc2 {
  background-color: #993bc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-993bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #993bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #993bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 59 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 53% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-993bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #993bc2, #c23ba8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-993bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 59 194 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.98 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.46 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.13 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.14 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.13 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.93 #66c43d Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#993bc2  rgb(153, 59, 194)  hsl(282, 53%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#64c23b  rgb(100, 194, 59)  hsl(102, 53%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#c2993b  rgb(194, 153, 59)  hsl(42, 53%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#3bc299  rgb(59, 194, 153)  hsl(162, 53%, 50%)  Caribbean Green