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#9E2DCA

#9e2dca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9e2dca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 17.65% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.78% cyan, 77.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 283.18°, with 63.56% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.06.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1341

Complementary

  1. #9e2dca
  2. #59ca2d

Split complementary

  1. #9e2dca
  2. #a8ca2d
  3. #2dca4f

Analogous

  1. #4f2dca
  2. #9e2dca
  3. #ca2da8

Triadic

  1. #9e2dca
  2. #ca9e2d
  3. #2dca9e

Tetradic

  1. #9e2dca
  2. #ca2d59
  3. #59ca2d
  4. #2dca9e

Square

  1. #9e2dca
  2. #ca4f2d
  3. #59ca2d
  4. #2da8ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3c114d
  2. #6d1f8b
  3. #9e2dca
  4. #bc66dd
  5. #d7a5eb

Shades

#9e2dca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e2dca
  2. #8e29b6
  3. #7e24a2
  4. #6f208d
  5. #5f1b79
  6. #4f1765
  7. #3f1251
  8. #2f0e3d
  9. #200928
  10. #100514
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e2dca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e2dca
  2. #a842cf
  3. #b157d5
  4. #bb6cda
  5. #c581df
  6. #cf96e5
  7. #d8abea
  8. #e2c0ef
  9. #ecd5f4
  10. #f5eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e2dca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e2dca
  2. #9b35c3
  3. #983ebb
  4. #9546b4
  5. #924eac
  6. #8f57a5
  7. #8c5f9e
  8. #896796
  9. #866f8f
  10. #837887
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #805599 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f69c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a527b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e51cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a57c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b46a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e2dca {
  color: #9e2dca;
}
Background
.bg-9e2dca {
  background-color: #9e2dca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9e2dca {
  border: 2px solid #9e2dca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e2dca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 45 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e2dca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e2dca, #ca2da8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e2dca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 45 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.06 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.70 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.30 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.55 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.13 #61d235 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9e2dca  rgb(158, 45, 202)  hsl(283, 64%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#59ca2d  rgb(89, 202, 45)  hsl(103, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green
#ca9e2d  rgb(202, 158, 45)  hsl(43, 64%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#2dca9e  rgb(45, 202, 158)  hsl(163, 64%, 48%)  Caribbean Green