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#994CDA

#994cda ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#994cda is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 29.8% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.82% cyan, 65.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 272.54°, with 65.74% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.17

Complementary

  1. #994cda
  2. #8dda4c

Split complementary

  1. #994cda
  2. #d4da4c
  3. #4cda52

Analogous

  1. #524cda
  2. #994cda
  3. #da4cd4

Triadic

  1. #994cda
  2. #da994c
  3. #4cda99

Tetradic

  1. #994cda
  2. #da4c8d
  3. #8dda4c
  4. #4cda99

Square

  1. #994cda
  2. #da524c
  3. #8dda4c
  4. #4cd4da

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1875
  2. #7325b4
  3. #994cda
  4. #bd8be7
  5. #e1cbf4

Shades

#994cda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #994cda
  2. #8a44c4
  3. #7a3dae
  4. #6b3599
  5. #5c2e83
  6. #4d266d
  7. #3d1e57
  8. #2e1741
  9. #1f0f2c
  10. #0f0816
  11. #000000

Tints

#994cda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #994cda
  2. #a35ede
  3. #ad70e1
  4. #b882e5
  5. #c294e9
  6. #cca6ed
  7. #d6b7f0
  8. #e0c9f4
  9. #ebdbf8
  10. #f5edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#994cda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #994cda
  2. #9751d1
  3. #9456c8
  4. #925cbf
  5. #8f61b6
  6. #8d66ad
  7. #8a6ba4
  8. #88709b
  9. #857692
  10. #837b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8465a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2673d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e6b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6064dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6866d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9260b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-994cda {
  color: #994cda;
}
Background
.bg-994cda {
  background-color: #994cda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-994cda {
  border: 2px solid #994cda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #994cda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 76 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 66% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-994cda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #994cda, #da4cd4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-994cda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 76 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.49 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.81 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.90 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.55 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.65 #66b325 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#994cda  rgb(153, 76, 218)  hsl(273, 66%, 58%)  Dark Orchid
#8dda4c  rgb(141, 218, 76)  hsl(93, 66%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#da994c  rgb(218, 153, 76)  hsl(33, 66%, 58%)  Indian Yellow
#4cda99  rgb(76, 218, 153)  hsl(153, 66%, 58%)  Caribbean Green