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#9B3FCC

#9b3fcc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9b3fcc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 24.71% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.02% cyan, 69.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 279.15°, with 58.02% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1488

Complementary

  1. #9b3fcc
  2. #70cc3f

Split complementary

  1. #9b3fcc
  2. #b6cc3f
  3. #3fcc54

Analogous

  1. #543fcc
  2. #9b3fcc
  3. #cc3fb6

Triadic

  1. #9b3fcc
  2. #cc9b3f
  3. #3fcc9b

Tetradic

  1. #9b3fcc
  2. #cc3f70
  3. #70cc3f
  4. #3fcc9b

Square

  1. #9b3fcc
  2. #cc543f
  3. #70cc3f
  4. #3fb6cc

Monochromatic

  1. #43185a
  2. #702897
  3. #9b3fcc
  4. #ba7bdc
  5. #dab8ec

Shades

#9b3fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b3fcc
  2. #8c39b8
  3. #7c32a3
  4. #6d2c8f
  5. #5d267a
  6. #4e2066
  7. #3e1952
  8. #2f133d
  9. #1f0d29
  10. #100614
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b3fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b3fcc
  2. #a552d1
  3. #af65d6
  4. #b979db
  5. #c38ce0
  6. #cd9fe6
  7. #d7b2eb
  8. #e1c5f0
  9. #ebd9f5
  10. #f5ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b3fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b3fcc
  2. #9846c4
  3. #964cbd
  4. #9353b5
  5. #9059ae
  6. #8e60a6
  7. #8b669e
  8. #886d97
  9. #85738f
  10. #837a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #815d9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c6dc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #955d81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #605ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b5eca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9753a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b3fcc {
  color: #9b3fcc;
}
Background
.bg-9b3fcc {
  background-color: #9b3fcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9b3fcc {
  border: 2px solid #9b3fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b3fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 63 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 58% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b3fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b3fcc, #cc3fb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b3fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 63 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.99 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.86 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.29 #64c033 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9b3fcc  rgb(155, 63, 204)  hsl(279, 58%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#70cc3f  rgb(112, 204, 63)  hsl(99, 58%, 52%)  Lime Green
#cc9b3f  rgb(204, 155, 63)  hsl(39, 58%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#3fcc9b  rgb(63, 204, 155)  hsl(159, 58%, 52%)  Caribbean Green