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#A033DB

#a033db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a033db is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 20% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.94% cyan, 76.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 278.93°, with 70% saturation and 52.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1496

Complementary

  1. #a033db
  2. #6edb33

Split complementary

  1. #a033db
  2. #c2db33
  3. #33db4c

Analogous

  1. #4c33db
  2. #a033db
  3. #db33c2

Triadic

  1. #a033db
  2. #dba033
  3. #33dba0

Tetradic

  1. #a033db
  2. #db336e
  3. #6edb33
  4. #33dba0

Square

  1. #a033db
  2. #db4c33
  3. #6edb33
  4. #33c2db

Monochromatic

  1. #471263
  2. #751da4
  3. #a033db
  4. #be74e6
  5. #ddb5f2

Shades

#a033db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a033db
  2. #902ec5
  3. #8029af
  4. #702499
  5. #601f83
  6. #501a6e
  7. #401458
  8. #300f42
  9. #200a2c
  10. #100516
  11. #000000

Tints

#a033db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a033db
  2. #aa47df
  3. #b35ce2
  4. #bd70e6
  5. #c685e9
  6. #d099ed
  7. #d9adf1
  8. #e3c2f4
  9. #ecd6f8
  10. #f6ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a033db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a033db
  2. #9d3bd2
  3. #9a42c9
  4. #964ac0
  5. #9352b7
  6. #905aae
  7. #8d61a4
  8. #8a699b
  9. #867192
  10. #837889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #845aa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #985c86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c57de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #685cd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b4faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a033db {
  color: #a033db;
}
Background
.bg-a033db {
  background-color: #a033db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a033db {
  border: 2px solid #a033db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a033db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 51 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 70% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a033db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a033db, #db33c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a033db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 51 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.90 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.72 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.02 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.24 #5fcc24 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a033db  rgb(160, 51, 219)  hsl(279, 70%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#6edb33  rgb(110, 219, 51)  hsl(99, 70%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dba033  rgb(219, 160, 51)  hsl(39, 70%, 53%)  Marigold
#33dba0  rgb(51, 219, 160)  hsl(159, 70%, 53%)  Caribbean Green