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#9727AA

#9727aa ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9727aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 15.29% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.18% cyan, 77.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 291.3°, with 62.68% saturation and 40.98% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1093

Complementary

  1. #9727aa
  2. #3aaa27

Split complementary

  1. #9727aa
  2. #7baa27
  3. #27aa56

Analogous

  1. #5627aa
  2. #9727aa
  3. #aa277b

Triadic

  1. #9727aa
  2. #aa9727
  3. #27aa97

Tetradic

  1. #9727aa
  2. #aa273a
  3. #3aaa27
  4. #27aa97

Square

  1. #9727aa
  2. #aa5627
  3. #3aaa27
  4. #277baa

Monochromatic

  1. #280a2e
  2. #60196c
  3. #9727aa
  4. #c148d5
  5. #d687e3

Shades

#9727aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9727aa
  2. #882399
  3. #791f88
  4. #6a1b77
  5. #5b1766
  6. #4c1455
  7. #3c1044
  8. #2d0c33
  9. #1e0822
  10. #0f0411
  11. #000000

Tints

#9727aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9727aa
  2. #a13db3
  3. #ac52bb
  4. #b668c4
  5. #c17dcc
  6. #cb93d5
  7. #d5a9dd
  8. #e0bee6
  9. #ead4ee
  10. #f5e9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9727aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9727aa
  2. #9530a6
  3. #9239a2
  4. #90429d
  5. #8e4b99
  6. #8c5495
  7. #895c91
  8. #87658d
  9. #856e88
  10. #827784
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784d83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3861a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #984268 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f47ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b50a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #983987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9727aa {
  color: #9727aa;
}
Background
.bg-9727aa {
  background-color: #9727aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9727aa {
  border: 2px solid #9727aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9727aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 39 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 63% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9727aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9727aa, #aa277b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9727aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 39 170 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.71 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.48 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.58 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.49 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.58 #800080 Purple ΔE 8.65 #68d855 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9727aa  rgb(151, 39, 170)  hsl(291, 63%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#3aaa27  rgb(58, 170, 39)  hsl(111, 63%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#aa9727  rgb(170, 151, 39)  hsl(51, 63%, 41%)  Brass
#27aa97  rgb(39, 170, 151)  hsl(171, 63%, 41%)  Persian Green