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#A112DE

#a112de ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a112de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 7.06% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.48% cyan, 91.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 282.06°, with 85% saturation and 47.06% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1328

Complementary

  1. #a112de
  2. #4fde12

Split complementary

  1. #a112de
  2. #b5de12
  3. #12de3b

Analogous

  1. #3b12de
  2. #a112de
  3. #de12b5

Triadic

  1. #a112de
  2. #dea112
  3. #12dea1

Tetradic

  1. #a112de
  2. #de124f
  3. #4fde12
  4. #12dea1

Square

  1. #a112de
  2. #de3b12
  3. #4fde12
  4. #12b5de

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0750
  2. #6e0c97
  3. #a112de
  4. #bf4cf0
  5. #d893f6

Shades

#a112de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a112de
  2. #9110c8
  3. #810eb2
  4. #710d9b
  5. #610b85
  6. #51096f
  7. #400759
  8. #300543
  9. #20042c
  10. #100216
  11. #000000

Tints

#a112de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a112de
  2. #aa2ae1
  3. #b441e5
  4. #bd59e8
  5. #c771eb
  6. #d089ef
  7. #d9a0f2
  8. #e3b8f5
  9. #ecd0f8
  10. #f6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a112de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a112de
  2. #9e1dd5
  3. #9a28cb
  4. #9733c2
  5. #943eb8
  6. #9149af
  7. #8d54a6
  8. #8a5f9c
  9. #876a93
  10. #837589
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8251a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #995383 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #544de1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6353dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c42af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a112de {
  color: #a112de;
}
Background
.bg-a112de {
  background-color: #a112de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a112de {
  border: 2px solid #a112de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a112de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 18 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a112de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a112de, #de12b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a112de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 18 222 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.10 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.26 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.07 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.87 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.33 #5eed21 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a112de  rgb(161, 18, 222)  hsl(282, 85%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#4fde12  rgb(79, 222, 18)  hsl(102, 85%, 47%)  Lime Green
#dea112  rgb(222, 161, 18)  hsl(42, 85%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#12dea1  rgb(18, 222, 161)  hsl(162, 85%, 47%)  Caribbean Green