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#A121DA

#a121da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a121da 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.15% cyan, 84.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 281.51°, with 73.71% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1373

Complementary

  1. #a121da
  2. #5ada21

Split complementary

  1. #a121da
  2. #b7da21
  3. #21da44

Analogous

  1. #4421da
  2. #a121da
  3. #da21b7

Triadic

  1. #a121da
  2. #daa121
  3. #21daa1

Tetradic

  1. #a121da
  2. #da215a
  3. #5ada21
  4. #21daa1

Square

  1. #a121da
  2. #da4421
  3. #5ada21
  4. #21b7da

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0d55
  2. #701798
  3. #a121da
  4. #be61e7
  5. #d9a3f1

Shades

#a121da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a121da
  2. #911ec4
  3. #811aae
  4. #711799
  5. #611483
  6. #51116d
  7. #400d57
  8. #300a41
  9. #20072c
  10. #100316
  11. #000000

Tints

#a121da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a121da
  2. #aa37de
  3. #b44de1
  4. #bd64e5
  5. #c77ae9
  6. #d090ed
  7. #d9a6f0
  8. #e3bcf4
  9. #ecd3f8
  10. #f6e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a121da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a121da
  2. #9e2bd1
  3. #9a34c8
  4. #973ebf
  5. #9447b6
  6. #9151ad
  7. #8d5aa4
  8. #8a649b
  9. #876d92
  10. #837789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8254a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ad6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a5483 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5850dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6656d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d45ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a121da {
  color: #a121da;
}
Background
.bg-a121da {
  background-color: #a121da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a121da {
  border: 2px solid #a121da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a121da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 33 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 74% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a121da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a121da, #da21b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a121da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 33 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.53 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.60 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.65 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.03 #5ede25 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a121da  rgb(161, 33, 218)  hsl(282, 74%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#5ada21  rgb(90, 218, 33)  hsl(102, 74%, 49%)  Lime Green
#daa121  rgb(218, 161, 33)  hsl(42, 74%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#21daa1  rgb(33, 218, 161)  hsl(162, 74%, 49%)  Caribbean Green