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#992EBC

#992ebc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#992ebc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.62% cyan, 75.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 285.21°, with 60.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.6.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1236

Complementary

  1. #992ebc
  2. #51bc2e

Split complementary

  1. #992ebc
  2. #98bc2e
  3. #2ebc52

Analogous

  1. #522ebc
  2. #992ebc
  3. #bc2e98

Triadic

  1. #992ebc
  2. #bc992e
  3. #2ebc99

Tetradic

  1. #992ebc
  2. #bc2e51
  3. #51bc2e
  4. #2ebc99

Square

  1. #992ebc
  2. #bc522e
  3. #51bc2e
  4. #2e98bc

Monochromatic

  1. #351041
  2. #671f7f
  3. #992ebc
  4. #ba5fd8
  5. #d49ce7

Shades

#992ebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #992ebc
  2. #8a29a9
  3. #7a2596
  4. #6b2084
  5. #5c1c71
  6. #4d175e
  7. #3d124b
  8. #2e0e38
  9. #1f0926
  10. #0f0513
  11. #000000

Tints

#992ebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #992ebc
  2. #a343c3
  3. #ad58c9
  4. #b86dd0
  5. #c282d7
  6. #cc97de
  7. #d6abe4
  8. #e0c0eb
  9. #ebd5f2
  10. #f5eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#992ebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #992ebc
  2. #9736b6
  3. #943eb0
  4. #9247aa
  5. #8f4fa4
  6. #8d579e
  7. #8a5f98
  8. #886792
  9. #85708c
  10. #837886
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c528f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d65b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #974d74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e4ebe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a55ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #984396 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-992ebc {
  color: #992ebc;
}
Background
.bg-992ebc {
  background-color: #992ebc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-992ebc {
  border: 2px solid #992ebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #992ebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 46 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-992ebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #992ebc, #bc2e98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-992ebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 46 188 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.60 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.40 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.59 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.04 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.08 #66d143 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#992ebc  rgb(153, 46, 188)  hsl(285, 61%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#51bc2e  rgb(81, 188, 46)  hsl(105, 61%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#bc992e  rgb(188, 153, 46)  hsl(45, 61%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#2ebc99  rgb(46, 188, 153)  hsl(165, 61%, 46%)  Mint