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#911BD6

#911bd6 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#911bd6 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 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.24% cyan, 87.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 277.86°, with 77.59% saturation and 47.25% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.48.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1166

Complementary

  1. #911bd6
  2. #60d61b

Split complementary

  1. #911bd6
  2. #bdd61b
  3. #1bd633

Analogous

  1. #331bd6
  2. #911bd6
  3. #d61bbd

Triadic

  1. #911bd6
  2. #d6911b
  3. #1bd691

Tetradic

  1. #911bd6
  2. #d61b60
  3. #60d61b
  4. #1bd691

Square

  1. #911bd6
  2. #d6331b
  3. #60d61b
  4. #1bbdd6

Monochromatic

  1. #350a4e
  2. #631292
  3. #911bd6
  4. #b254e9
  5. #d198f2

Shades

#911bd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #911bd6
  2. #8318c1
  3. #7416ab
  4. #661396
  5. #571080
  6. #490e6b
  7. #3a0b56
  8. #2c0840
  9. #1d052b
  10. #0f0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#911bd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #911bd6
  2. #9c32da
  3. #a749de
  4. #b25fe2
  5. #bd76e6
  6. #c88deb
  7. #d3a4ef
  8. #debbf3
  9. #e9d1f7
  10. #f4e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#911bd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #911bd6
  2. #8f25cd
  3. #8e2fc5
  4. #8c39bc
  5. #8a43b4
  6. #894eab
  7. #8758a2
  8. #85629a
  9. #836c91
  10. #827689
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #774d9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85537f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #474ad9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #544ed4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a43a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-911bd6 {
  color: #911bd6;
}
Background
.bg-911bd6 {
  background-color: #911bd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-911bd6 {
  border: 2px solid #911bd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #911bd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 27 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 78% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-911bd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #911bd6, #d61bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-911bd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 27 214 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.66 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.60 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.40 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.81 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.05 #6ee429 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#911bd6  rgb(145, 27, 214)  hsl(278, 78%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#60d61b  rgb(96, 214, 27)  hsl(98, 78%, 47%)  Lime Green
#d6911b  rgb(214, 145, 27)  hsl(38, 78%, 47%)  Gamboge
#1bd691  rgb(27, 214, 145)  hsl(158, 78%, 47%)  Caribbean Green