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#9D29CA

#9d29ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9d29ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 16.08% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.28% cyan, 79.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 283.23°, with 66.26% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.25.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1302

Complementary

  1. #9d29ca
  2. #56ca29

Split complementary

  1. #9d29ca
  2. #a7ca29
  3. #29ca4d

Analogous

  1. #4d29ca
  2. #9d29ca
  3. #ca29a7

Triadic

  1. #9d29ca
  2. #ca9d29
  3. #29ca9d

Tetradic

  1. #9d29ca
  2. #ca2956
  3. #56ca29
  4. #29ca9d

Square

  1. #9d29ca
  2. #ca4d29
  3. #56ca29
  4. #29a7ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0f4b
  2. #6c1c8a
  3. #9d29ca
  4. #bc61df
  5. #d7a0ec

Shades

#9d29ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9d29ca
  2. #8d25b6
  3. #7e21a2
  4. #6e1d8d
  5. #5e1979
  6. #4f1565
  7. #3f1051
  8. #2f0c3d
  9. #1f0828
  10. #100414
  11. #000000

Tints

#9d29ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9d29ca
  2. #a73ecf
  3. #b154d5
  4. #ba69da
  5. #c47fdf
  6. #ce94e5
  7. #d8a9ea
  8. #e2bfef
  9. #ebd4f4
  10. #f5eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9d29ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9d29ca
  2. #9a32c3
  3. #973abb
  4. #9443b4
  5. #914cac
  6. #8f55a5
  7. #8c5d9e
  8. #896696
  9. #866f8f
  10. #837787
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f5398 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1668c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98517b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c4fcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6855c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a44a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9d29ca {
  color: #9d29ca;
}
Background
.bg-9d29ca {
  background-color: #9d29ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9d29ca {
  border: 2px solid #9d29ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9d29ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 41 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9d29ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d29ca, #ca29a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9d29ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 41 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.25 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.62 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.76 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.38 #62d635 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9d29ca  rgb(157, 41, 202)  hsl(283, 66%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#56ca29  rgb(86, 202, 41)  hsl(103, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green
#ca9d29  rgb(202, 157, 41)  hsl(43, 66%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#29ca9d  rgb(41, 202, 157)  hsl(163, 66%, 48%)  Caribbean Green