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#992EB4

#992eb4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#992eb4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 18.04% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 74.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 287.91°, with 59.29% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1202

Complementary

  1. #992eb4
  2. #49b42e

Split complementary

  1. #992eb4
  2. #8cb42e
  3. #2eb456

Analogous

  1. #562eb4
  2. #992eb4
  3. #b42e8c

Triadic

  1. #992eb4
  2. #b4992e
  3. #2eb499

Tetradic

  1. #992eb4
  2. #b42e49
  3. #49b42e
  4. #2eb499

Square

  1. #992eb4
  2. #b4562e
  3. #49b42e
  4. #2e8cb4

Monochromatic

  1. #310f3a
  2. #651e77
  3. #992eb4
  4. #bc5ad5
  5. #d597e4

Shades

#992eb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #992eb4
  2. #8a29a2
  3. #7a2590
  4. #6b207e
  5. #5c1c6c
  6. #4d175a
  7. #3d1248
  8. #2e0e36
  9. #1f0924
  10. #0f0512
  11. #000000

Tints

#992eb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #992eb4
  2. #a343bc
  3. #ad58c3
  4. #b86dcb
  5. #c282d2
  6. #cc97da
  7. #d6abe1
  8. #e0c0e9
  9. #ebd5f0
  10. #f5eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#992eb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #992eb4
  2. #9736af
  3. #943eaa
  4. #9247a4
  5. #8f4f9f
  6. #8d579a
  7. #8a5f95
  8. #886790
  9. #85708a
  10. #837885
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b518a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ab8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3665b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #984a6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #604cb6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c54b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #994090 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-992eb4 {
  color: #992eb4;
}
Background
.bg-992eb4 {
  background-color: #992eb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-992eb4 {
  border: 2px solid #992eb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #992eb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 46 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-992eb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #992eb4, #b42e8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-992eb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 46 180 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.87 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.62 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.43 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.01 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.08 #66d14b Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#992eb4  rgb(153, 46, 180)  hsl(288, 59%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#49b42e  rgb(73, 180, 46)  hsl(108, 59%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#b4992e  rgb(180, 153, 46)  hsl(48, 59%, 44%)  Brass
#2eb499  rgb(46, 180, 153)  hsl(168, 59%, 44%)  Jungle Green