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#A121CD

#a121cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a121cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 12.94% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.46% cyan, 83.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 284.65°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1307

Complementary

  1. #a121cd
  2. #4dcd21

Split complementary

  1. #a121cd
  2. #a3cd21
  3. #21cd4b

Analogous

  1. #4b21cd
  2. #a121cd
  3. #cd21a3

Triadic

  1. #a121cd
  2. #cda121
  3. #21cda1

Tetradic

  1. #a121cd
  2. #cd214d
  3. #4dcd21
  4. #21cda1

Square

  1. #a121cd
  2. #cd4b21
  3. #4dcd21
  4. #21a3cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0c49
  2. #6d168b
  3. #a121cd
  4. #c057e4
  5. #d999ef

Shades

#a121cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a121cd
  2. #911eb9
  3. #811aa4
  4. #711790
  5. #61147b
  6. #511167
  7. #400d52
  8. #300a3e
  9. #200729
  10. #100315
  11. #000000

Tints

#a121cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a121cd
  2. #aa37d2
  3. #b44dd7
  4. #bd64dc
  5. #c77ae1
  6. #d090e6
  7. #d9a6eb
  8. #e3bcf0
  9. #ecd3f5
  10. #f6e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a121cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a121cd
  2. #9e2bc5
  3. #9a34be
  4. #973eb6
  5. #9447ae
  6. #9151a7
  7. #8d5a9f
  8. #8a6497
  9. #876d8f
  10. #837788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81529a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f68ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d4e7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d4dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a54cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f40a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a121cd {
  color: #a121cd;
}
Background
.bg-a121cd {
  background-color: #a121cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a121cd {
  border: 2px solid #a121cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a121cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 33 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a121cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a121cd, #cd21a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a121cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 33 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.91 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.77 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.12 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.13 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.96 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.29 #5ede32 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a121cd  rgb(161, 33, 205)  hsl(285, 72%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#4dcd21  rgb(77, 205, 33)  hsl(105, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cda121  rgb(205, 161, 33)  hsl(45, 72%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#21cda1  rgb(33, 205, 161)  hsl(165, 72%, 47%)  Caribbean Green