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#A031CC

#a031cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a031cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 19.22% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.57% cyan, 75.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 282.97°, with 61.26% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.29.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1403

Complementary

  1. #a031cc
  2. #5dcc31

Split complementary

  1. #a031cc
  2. #aacc31
  3. #31cc53

Analogous

  1. #5331cc
  2. #a031cc
  3. #cc31aa

Triadic

  1. #a031cc
  2. #cca031
  3. #31cca0

Tetradic

  1. #a031cc
  2. #cc315d
  3. #5dcc31
  4. #31cca0

Square

  1. #a031cc
  2. #cc5331
  3. #5dcc31
  4. #31aacc

Monochromatic

  1. #3f1351
  2. #70228e
  3. #a031cc
  4. #bd6ddc
  5. #d9abeb

Shades

#a031cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a031cc
  2. #902cb8
  3. #8027a3
  4. #70228f
  5. #601d7a
  6. #501966
  7. #401452
  8. #300f3d
  9. #200a29
  10. #100514
  11. #000000

Tints

#a031cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a031cc
  2. #aa46d1
  3. #b35ad6
  4. #bd6fdb
  5. #c683e0
  6. #d098e6
  7. #d9adeb
  8. #e3c1f0
  9. #ecd6f5
  10. #f6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a031cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a031cc
  2. #9d39c4
  3. #9a41bd
  4. #9649b5
  5. #9351ae
  6. #9059a6
  7. #8d609e
  8. #8a6897
  9. #86708f
  10. #837888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82589b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #246bc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c557d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6053cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c59ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d49a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a031cc {
  color: #a031cc;
}
Background
.bg-a031cc {
  background-color: #a031cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a031cc {
  border: 2px solid #a031cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a031cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 49 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a031cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a031cc, #cc31aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a031cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 49 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.29 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.42 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.63 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.58 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.71 #5fce33 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a031cc  rgb(160, 49, 204)  hsl(283, 61%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5dcc31  rgb(93, 204, 49)  hsl(103, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cca031  rgb(204, 160, 49)  hsl(43, 61%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#31cca0  rgb(49, 204, 160)  hsl(163, 61%, 50%)  Caribbean Green