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#993BC4

#993bc4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#993bc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.94% cyan, 69.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 281.17°, with 53.73% saturation and 50% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.77.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1389

Complementary

  1. #993bc4
  2. #66c43b

Split complementary

  1. #993bc4
  2. #aac43b
  3. #3bc455

Analogous

  1. #553bc4
  2. #993bc4
  3. #c43baa

Triadic

  1. #993bc4
  2. #c4993b
  3. #3bc499

Tetradic

  1. #993bc4
  2. #c43b66
  3. #66c43b
  4. #3bc499

Square

  1. #993bc4
  2. #c4553b
  3. #66c43b
  4. #3baac4

Monochromatic

  1. #3d184e
  2. #6b2989
  3. #993bc4
  4. #b876d6
  5. #d6b1e7

Shades

#993bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #993bc4
  2. #8a35b0
  3. #7a2f9d
  4. #6b2989
  5. #5c2376
  6. #4d1e62
  7. #3d184e
  8. #2e123b
  9. #1f0c27
  10. #0f0614
  11. #000000

Tints

#993bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #993bc4
  2. #a34fca
  3. #ad62d0
  4. #b876d6
  5. #c289dc
  6. #cc9de2
  7. #d6b1e7
  8. #e0c4ed
  9. #ebd8f3
  10. #f5ebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#993bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #993bc4
  2. #9742bd
  3. #9449b6
  4. #9250b0
  5. #8f57a9
  6. #8d5ea2
  7. #8a649b
  8. #886b94
  9. #85728e
  10. #837987
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f5996 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f6ac1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94587b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6056c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a5bc2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #964e9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-993bc4 {
  color: #993bc4;
}
Background
.bg-993bc4 {
  background-color: #993bc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-993bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #993bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #993bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 59 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 54% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-993bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #993bc4, #c43baa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-993bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 59 196 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.77 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.85 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.09 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.67 #66c43b Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#993bc4  rgb(153, 59, 196)  hsl(281, 54%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#66c43b  rgb(102, 196, 59)  hsl(101, 54%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#c4993b  rgb(196, 153, 59)  hsl(41, 54%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#3bc499  rgb(59, 196, 153)  hsl(161, 54%, 50%)  Caribbean Green