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#9C74E1

#9c74e1 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9c74e1 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 45.49% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.67% cyan, 48.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 262.02°, with 64.5% saturation and 66.86% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2499

Complementary

  1. #9c74e1
  2. #b9e174

Split complementary

  1. #9c74e1
  2. #e1d374
  3. #82e174

Analogous

  1. #7482e1
  2. #9c74e1
  3. #d374e1

Triadic

  1. #9c74e1
  2. #e19c74
  3. #74e19c

Tetradic

  1. #9c74e1
  2. #e174b9
  3. #b9e174
  4. #74e19c

Square

  1. #9c74e1
  2. #e17482
  3. #b9e174
  4. #74e1d3

Monochromatic

  1. #4e219b
  2. #6f35d3
  3. #9c74e1
  4. #c9b3ef
  5. #f3eefb

Shades

#9c74e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c74e1
  2. #8c68cb
  3. #7d5db4
  4. #6d519e
  5. #5e4687
  6. #4e3a71
  7. #3e2e5a
  8. #2f2344
  9. #1f172d
  10. #100c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c74e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c74e1
  2. #a682e4
  3. #b090e7
  4. #ba9eea
  5. #c4aced
  6. #cebaf0
  7. #d7c7f3
  8. #e1d5f6
  9. #ebe3f9
  10. #f5f1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c74e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c74e1
  2. #9975d7
  3. #9676ce
  4. #9478c4
  5. #9179ba
  6. #8e7ab1
  7. #8b7ba7
  8. #887c9d
  9. #867e93
  10. #837f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9181b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5089e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5988de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e88a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7681e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a80df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9481bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c74e1 {
  color: #9c74e1;
}
Background
.bg-9c74e1 {
  background-color: #9c74e1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c74e1 {
  border: 2px solid #9c74e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c74e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 116 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 65% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c74e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c74e1, #d374e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c74e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 116 225 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 2.11 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.18 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.26 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.57 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.72 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.90 #638b1e Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#9c74e1  rgb(156, 116, 225)  hsl(262, 65%, 67%)  Medium Purple
#b9e174  rgb(185, 225, 116)  hsl(82, 65%, 67%)  Inchworm
#e19c74  rgb(225, 156, 116)  hsl(22, 65%, 67%)  Tumbleweed
#74e19c  rgb(116, 225, 156)  hsl(142, 65%, 67%)  Light Green