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#9727CA

#9727ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9727ca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.25% cyan, 80.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 281.23°, with 67.63% saturation and 47.25% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.7.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1229

Complementary

  1. #9727ca
  2. #5aca27

Split complementary

  1. #9727ca
  2. #abca27
  3. #27ca46

Analogous

  1. #4627ca
  2. #9727ca
  3. #ca27ab

Triadic

  1. #9727ca
  2. #ca9727
  3. #27ca97

Tetradic

  1. #9727ca
  2. #ca275a
  3. #5aca27
  4. #27ca97

Square

  1. #9727ca
  2. #ca4627
  3. #5aca27
  4. #27abca

Monochromatic

  1. #370e4a
  2. #671b8a
  3. #9727ca
  4. #b75ee0
  5. #d49eec

Shades

#9727ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9727ca
  2. #8823b6
  3. #791fa2
  4. #6a1b8d
  5. #5b1779
  6. #4c1465
  7. #3c1051
  8. #2d0c3d
  9. #1e0828
  10. #0f0414
  11. #000000

Tints

#9727ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9727ca
  2. #a13dcf
  3. #ac52d5
  4. #b668da
  5. #c17ddf
  6. #cb93e5
  7. #d5a9ea
  8. #e0beef
  9. #ead4f4
  10. #f5e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9727ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9727ca
  2. #9530c3
  3. #9239bb
  4. #9042b4
  5. #8e4bac
  6. #8c54a5
  7. #895c9e
  8. #876596
  9. #856e8f
  10. #827787
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b5197 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91517a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #564dcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6252c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9344a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9727ca {
  color: #9727ca;
}
Background
.bg-9727ca {
  background-color: #9727ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9727ca {
  border: 2px solid #9727ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9727ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 39 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9727ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9727ca, #ca27ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9727ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 39 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.70 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.55 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.80 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.51 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.14 #68d835 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9727ca  rgb(151, 39, 202)  hsl(281, 68%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#5aca27  rgb(90, 202, 39)  hsl(101, 68%, 47%)  Lime Green
#ca9727  rgb(202, 151, 39)  hsl(41, 68%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#27ca97  rgb(39, 202, 151)  hsl(161, 68%, 47%)  Caribbean Green