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#A031CE

#a031ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a031ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.33% cyan, 76.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 282.42°, with 61.57% saturation and 50% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.26.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1413

Complementary

  1. #a031ce
  2. #5fce31

Split complementary

  1. #a031ce
  2. #aece31
  3. #31ce51

Analogous

  1. #5131ce
  2. #a031ce
  3. #ce31ae

Triadic

  1. #a031ce
  2. #cea031
  3. #31cea0

Tetradic

  1. #a031ce
  2. #ce315f
  3. #5fce31
  4. #31cea0

Square

  1. #a031ce
  2. #ce5131
  3. #5fce31
  4. #31aece

Monochromatic

  1. #401452
  2. #702290
  3. #a031ce
  4. #bc6fdd
  5. #d9adeb

Shades

#a031ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a031ce
  2. #902cb9
  3. #8027a5
  4. #702290
  5. #601d7c
  6. #501967
  7. #401452
  8. #300f3e
  9. #200a29
  10. #100515
  11. #000000

Tints

#a031ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a031ce
  2. #aa46d3
  3. #b35ad8
  4. #bd6fdd
  5. #c683e2
  6. #d098e7
  7. #d9adeb
  8. #e3c1f0
  9. #ecd6f5
  10. #f6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a031ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a031ce
  2. #9d39c6
  3. #9a41be
  4. #9649b7
  5. #9351af
  6. #9059a7
  7. #8d609f
  8. #8a6897
  9. #867090
  10. #837888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83589c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #216bcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b567f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6054d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c5acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d4aa4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a031ce {
  color: #a031ce;
}
Background
.bg-a031ce {
  background-color: #a031ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a031ce {
  border: 2px solid #a031ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a031ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 49 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a031ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a031ce, #ce31ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a031ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 49 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.26 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.11 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.47 #5fce31 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a031ce  rgb(160, 49, 206)  hsl(282, 62%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5fce31  rgb(95, 206, 49)  hsl(102, 62%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cea031  rgb(206, 160, 49)  hsl(42, 62%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#31cea0  rgb(49, 206, 160)  hsl(162, 62%, 50%)  Caribbean Green