#993AE2

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #993AE2

Visually, #993AE2 is defined as a vivid purple. Its closest recognized web color is Blueviolet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 58, and 226.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 32% cyan and 74% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 273.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#993AE2
RGB153, 58, 226
HSL273.9°, 74.3%, 55.7%
CMYK32%, 74%, 0%, 11%
HSV273.9°, 74.3%, 88.6%
LAB46.0, 66.8, -68.4
XYZ28.4, 15.3, 73.4
Decimal10042082

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.18:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.06:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.95:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.45:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #993AE2; }
.text-color { color: #993AE2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #993AE2; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
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