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#993DC9

#993dc9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#993dc9 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 23.92% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.88% cyan, 69.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 279.43°, with 56.45% saturation and 51.37% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1433

Complementary

  1. #993dc9
  2. #6dc93d

Split complementary

  1. #993dc9
  2. #b3c93d
  3. #3dc953

Analogous

  1. #533dc9
  2. #993dc9
  3. #c93db3

Triadic

  1. #993dc9
  2. #c9993d
  3. #3dc999

Tetradic

  1. #993dc9
  2. #c93d6d
  3. #6dc93d
  4. #3dc999

Square

  1. #993dc9
  2. #c9533d
  3. #6dc93d
  4. #3db3c9

Monochromatic

  1. #401855
  2. #6d2891
  3. #993dc9
  4. #b879da
  5. #d8b5ea

Shades

#993dc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #993dc9
  2. #8a37b5
  3. #7a31a1
  4. #6b2b8d
  5. #5c2579
  6. #4d1f65
  7. #3d1850
  8. #2e123c
  9. #1f0c28
  10. #0f0614
  11. #000000

Tints

#993dc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #993dc9
  2. #a350ce
  3. #ad64d4
  4. #b877d9
  5. #c28bdf
  6. #cc9ee4
  7. #d6b1e9
  8. #e0c5ef
  9. #ebd8f4
  10. #f5ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#993dc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #993dc9
  2. #9744c2
  3. #944aba
  4. #9251b3
  5. #8f58ac
  6. #8d5fa5
  7. #8a659d
  8. #886c96
  9. #85738f
  10. #837987
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f5b99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b6bc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #935b7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f58cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #695cc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9551a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-993dc9 {
  color: #993dc9;
}
Background
.bg-993dc9 {
  background-color: #993dc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-993dc9 {
  border: 2px solid #993dc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #993dc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 61 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 56% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-993dc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #993dc9, #c93db3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-993dc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 61 201 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.33 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.19 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.23 #66c236 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#993dc9  rgb(153, 61, 201)  hsl(279, 56%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#6dc93d  rgb(109, 201, 61)  hsl(99, 56%, 51%)  Lime Green
#c9993d  rgb(201, 153, 61)  hsl(39, 56%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#3dc999  rgb(61, 201, 153)  hsl(159, 56%, 51%)  Caribbean Green