Information about #9D2ACD color

#9D2ACD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9D2ACD falls into the Violet Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(157, 42, 205) — 61.6% red, 16.5% green, 80.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 19 / 64 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively violet, #9D2ACD carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Orchid (#9932CC). Slightly further away sit Blue Violet (#8A2BE2) and Barney (#AC1DB8).

In RGB terms — rgb(157, 42, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. #9D2ACD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9D2ACD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9D2ACD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9D2ACD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Orchid color link
Dark Orchid

#9932CC

Blue Violet color link
Blue Violet

#8A2BE2

Barney color link
Barney

#AC1DB8

Purply color link
Purply

#983FB2

Kelly Purple color link
Kelly Purple

#8617BB

Hot Violet color link
Hot Violet

#7931BB

Dark Violet color link
Dark Violet

#9400D3

Purple Plum color link
Purple Plum

#9C51B6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9D2ACD
  • RGB157, 42, 205
  • CMYK19, 64, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(157, 42, 205)
  • HSL282°, 66%, 48%
  • HSL Precise282.331°, 65.992%, 48.431%
  • HSV282°, 80%, 80%
  • HSB282°, 80%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.616, 0.165, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.616, 0.165, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.616, 0.165, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9D2ACD
  • DECIMAL ID10300109
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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