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#A11BE0

#a11be0 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a11be0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 10.59% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.13% cyan, 87.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 280.81°, with 78.49% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1374

Complementary

  1. #a11be0
  2. #5ae01b

Split complementary

  1. #a11be0
  2. #bde01b
  3. #1be03e

Analogous

  1. #3e1be0
  2. #a11be0
  3. #e01bbd

Triadic

  1. #a11be0
  2. #e0a11b
  3. #1be0a1

Tetradic

  1. #a11be0
  2. #e01b5a
  3. #5ae01b
  4. #1be0a1

Square

  1. #a11be0
  2. #e03e1b
  3. #5ae01b
  4. #1bbde0

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0b57
  2. #70139c
  3. #a11be0
  4. #be5ceb
  5. #d9a0f4

Shades

#a11be0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a11be0
  2. #9118ca
  3. #8116b3
  4. #71139d
  5. #611086
  6. #510e70
  7. #400b5a
  8. #300843
  9. #20052d
  10. #100316
  11. #000000

Tints

#a11be0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a11be0
  2. #aa32e3
  3. #b449e6
  4. #bd5fe9
  5. #c776ec
  6. #d08df0
  7. #d9a4f3
  8. #e3bbf6
  9. #ecd1f9
  10. #f6e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a11be0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a11be0
  2. #9e25d6
  3. #9a2fcd
  4. #9739c3
  5. #9443ba
  6. #914eb0
  7. #8d58a6
  8. #8a629d
  9. #876c93
  10. #83768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8253a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #985685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #554fe3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6355de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c45b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a11be0 {
  color: #a11be0;
}
Background
.bg-a11be0 {
  background-color: #a11be0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a11be0 {
  border: 2px solid #a11be0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a11be0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 27 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a11be0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a11be0, #e01bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a11be0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 27 224 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.99 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.74 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.86 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.85 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.38 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.45 #5ee41f Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a11be0  rgb(161, 27, 224)  hsl(281, 78%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#5ae01b  rgb(90, 224, 27)  hsl(101, 78%, 49%)  Lime Green
#e0a11b  rgb(224, 161, 27)  hsl(41, 78%, 49%)  Marigold
#1be0a1  rgb(27, 224, 161)  hsl(161, 78%, 49%)  Caribbean Green