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#911BD5

#911bd5 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#911bd5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 10.59% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.92% cyan, 87.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 278.06°, with 77.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.4.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1161

Complementary

  1. #911bd5
  2. #5fd51b

Split complementary

  1. #911bd5
  2. #bcd51b
  3. #1bd534

Analogous

  1. #341bd5
  2. #911bd5
  3. #d51bbc

Triadic

  1. #911bd5
  2. #d5911b
  3. #1bd591

Tetradic

  1. #911bd5
  2. #d51b5f
  3. #5fd51b
  4. #1bd591

Square

  1. #911bd5
  2. #d5341b
  3. #5fd51b
  4. #1bbcd5

Monochromatic

  1. #350a4d
  2. #631291
  3. #911bd5
  4. #b253e9
  5. #d197f2

Shades

#911bd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #911bd5
  2. #8318c0
  3. #7416aa
  4. #661395
  5. #571080
  6. #490e6b
  7. #3a0b55
  8. #2c0840
  9. #1d052b
  10. #0f0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#911bd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #911bd5
  2. #9c32d9
  3. #a749dd
  4. #b25fe2
  5. #bd76e6
  6. #c88dea
  7. #d3a4ee
  8. #debbf2
  9. #e9d1f7
  10. #f4e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#911bd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #911bd5
  2. #8f25cd
  3. #8e2fc4
  4. #8c39bc
  5. #8a43b3
  6. #894eab
  7. #8758a2
  8. #85629a
  9. #836c91
  10. #827689
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #774d9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85537f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #484ad8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #554ed3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a43a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-911bd5 {
  color: #911bd5;
}
Background
.bg-911bd5 {
  background-color: #911bd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-911bd5 {
  border: 2px solid #911bd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #911bd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 27 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 78% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-911bd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #911bd5, #d51bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-911bd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 27 213 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.57 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.53 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.91 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.12 #6ee42a Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#911bd5  rgb(145, 27, 213)  hsl(278, 78%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#5fd51b  rgb(95, 213, 27)  hsl(98, 78%, 47%)  Lime Green
#d5911b  rgb(213, 145, 27)  hsl(38, 78%, 47%)  Gamboge
#1bd591  rgb(27, 213, 145)  hsl(158, 78%, 47%)  Caribbean Green