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#993CC5

#993cc5 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#993cc5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 23.53% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.34% cyan, 69.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 280.73°, with 54.15% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1404

Complementary

  1. #993cc5
  2. #68c53c

Split complementary

  1. #993cc5
  2. #acc53c
  3. #3cc554

Analogous

  1. #543cc5
  2. #993cc5
  3. #c53cac

Triadic

  1. #993cc5
  2. #c5993c
  3. #3cc599

Tetradic

  1. #993cc5
  2. #c53c68
  3. #68c53c
  4. #3cc599

Square

  1. #993cc5
  2. #c5543c
  3. #68c53c
  4. #3cacc5

Monochromatic

  1. #3e1850
  2. #6c298b
  3. #993cc5
  4. #b877d7
  5. #d7b2e8

Shades

#993cc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #993cc5
  2. #8a36b1
  3. #7a309e
  4. #6b2a8a
  5. #5c2476
  6. #4d1e63
  7. #3d184f
  8. #2e123b
  9. #1f0c27
  10. #0f0614
  11. #000000

Tints

#993cc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #993cc5
  2. #a350cb
  3. #ad63d1
  4. #b877d6
  5. #c28adc
  6. #cc9ee2
  7. #d6b1e8
  8. #e0c5ee
  9. #ebd8f3
  10. #f5ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#993cc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #993cc5
  2. #9743be
  3. #944ab7
  4. #9250b0
  5. #8f57a9
  6. #8d5ea3
  7. #8a659c
  8. #886c95
  9. #85728e
  10. #837987
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f5a97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f6bc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94597c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6057c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a5bc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #964f9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-993cc5 {
  color: #993cc5;
}
Background
.bg-993cc5 {
  background-color: #993cc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-993cc5 {
  border: 2px solid #993cc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #993cc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 60 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 54% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-993cc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #993cc5, #c53cac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-993cc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 60 197 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.86 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.78 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.06 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.63 #66c33a Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#993cc5  rgb(153, 60, 197)  hsl(281, 54%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#68c53c  rgb(104, 197, 60)  hsl(101, 54%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#c5993c  rgb(197, 153, 60)  hsl(41, 54%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#3cc599  rgb(60, 197, 153)  hsl(161, 54%, 50%)  Caribbean Green