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#911BD9

#911bd9 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#911bd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.18% cyan, 87.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 277.26°, with 77.87% saturation and 47.84% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.74.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1181

Complementary

  1. #911bd9
  2. #63d91b

Split complementary

  1. #911bd9
  2. #c2d91b
  3. #1bd932

Analogous

  1. #321bd9
  2. #911bd9
  3. #d91bc2

Triadic

  1. #911bd9
  2. #d9911b
  3. #1bd991

Tetradic

  1. #911bd9
  2. #d91b63
  3. #63d91b
  4. #1bd991

Square

  1. #911bd9
  2. #d9321b
  3. #63d91b
  4. #1bc2d9

Monochromatic

  1. #360a51
  2. #641395
  3. #911bd9
  4. #b256ea
  5. #d19af2

Shades

#911bd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #911bd9
  2. #8318c3
  3. #7416ae
  4. #661398
  5. #571082
  6. #490e6d
  7. #3a0b57
  8. #2c0841
  9. #1d052b
  10. #0f0316
  11. #000000

Tints

#911bd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #911bd9
  2. #9c32dd
  3. #a749e1
  4. #b25fe4
  5. #bd76e8
  6. #c88dec
  7. #d3a4f0
  8. #debbf4
  9. #e9d1f7
  10. #f4e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#911bd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #911bd9
  2. #8f25d0
  3. #8e2fc7
  4. #8c39be
  5. #8a43b5
  6. #894ead
  7. #8758a4
  8. #85629b
  9. #836c92
  10. #827689
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #774e9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #845581 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #464bdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #534ed7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8944ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-911bd9 {
  color: #911bd9;
}
Background
.bg-911bd9 {
  background-color: #911bd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-911bd9 {
  border: 2px solid #911bd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #911bd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 27 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 78% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-911bd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #911bd9, #d91bc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-911bd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 27 217 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.71 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.04 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.55 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.85 #6ee426 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#911bd9  rgb(145, 27, 217)  hsl(277, 78%, 48%)  Dark Violet
#63d91b  rgb(99, 217, 27)  hsl(97, 78%, 48%)  Lime Green
#d9911b  rgb(217, 145, 27)  hsl(37, 78%, 48%)  Gamboge
#1bd991  rgb(27, 217, 145)  hsl(157, 78%, 48%)  Caribbean Green