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#9B26CB

#9b26cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9b26cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 14.9% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.65% cyan, 81.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 282.55°, with 68.46% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.48.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1267

Complementary

  1. #9b26cb
  2. #56cb26

Split complementary

  1. #9b26cb
  2. #a8cb26
  3. #26cb49

Analogous

  1. #4926cb
  2. #9b26cb
  3. #cb26a8

Triadic

  1. #9b26cb
  2. #cb9b26
  3. #26cb9b

Tetradic

  1. #9b26cb
  2. #cb2656
  3. #56cb26
  4. #26cb9b

Square

  1. #9b26cb
  2. #cb4926
  3. #56cb26
  4. #26a8cb

Monochromatic

  1. #390e4a
  2. #6a1a8b
  3. #9b26cb
  4. #ba5de1
  5. #d69ded

Shades

#9b26cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b26cb
  2. #8c22b7
  3. #7c1ea2
  4. #6d1b8e
  5. #5d177a
  6. #4e1366
  7. #3e0f51
  8. #2f0b3d
  9. #1f0829
  10. #100414
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b26cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b26cb
  2. #a53cd0
  3. #af51d5
  4. #b967db
  5. #c37de0
  6. #cd93e5
  7. #d7a8ea
  8. #e1beef
  9. #ebd4f5
  10. #f5e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b26cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b26cb
  2. #982fc4
  3. #9638bc
  4. #9341b5
  5. #904aad
  6. #8e53a6
  7. #8b5c9e
  8. #886597
  9. #856e8f
  10. #837788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e5298 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ecf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0366c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96507b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #594dce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6654c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9843a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b26cb {
  color: #9b26cb;
}
Background
.bg-9b26cb {
  background-color: #9b26cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9b26cb {
  border: 2px solid #9b26cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b26cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 38 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b26cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b26cb, #cb26a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b26cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 38 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.48 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.31 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.43 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.27 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.62 #64d934 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9b26cb  rgb(155, 38, 203)  hsl(283, 68%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#56cb26  rgb(86, 203, 38)  hsl(103, 68%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cb9b26  rgb(203, 155, 38)  hsl(43, 68%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#26cb9b  rgb(38, 203, 155)  hsl(163, 68%, 47%)  Caribbean Green