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#A122CB

#a122cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a122cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 13.33% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 83.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 285.09°, with 71.31% saturation and 46.47% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.94.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1303

Complementary

  1. #a122cb
  2. #4ccb22

Split complementary

  1. #a122cb
  2. #a0cb22
  3. #22cb4d

Analogous

  1. #4d22cb
  2. #a122cb
  3. #cb22a0

Triadic

  1. #a122cb
  2. #cba122
  3. #22cba1

Tetradic

  1. #a122cb
  2. #cb224c
  3. #4ccb22
  4. #22cba1

Square

  1. #a122cb
  2. #cb4d22
  3. #4ccb22
  4. #22a0cb

Monochromatic

  1. #390c48
  2. #6d1789
  3. #a122cb
  4. #c057e3
  5. #d998ee

Shades

#a122cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a122cb
  2. #911fb7
  3. #811ba2
  4. #71188e
  5. #61147a
  6. #511166
  7. #400e51
  8. #300a3d
  9. #200729
  10. #100314
  11. #000000

Tints

#a122cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a122cb
  2. #aa38d0
  3. #b44ed5
  4. #bd64db
  5. #c77ae0
  6. #d091e5
  7. #d9a7ea
  8. #e3bdef
  9. #ecd3f5
  10. #f6e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a122cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a122cb
  2. #9e2bc4
  3. #9a35bc
  4. #973eb5
  5. #9448ad
  6. #9151a6
  7. #8d5a9e
  8. #8a6497
  9. #876d8f
  10. #837788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #815299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ecf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1768c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d4d7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e4dce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b54c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f40a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a122cb {
  color: #a122cb;
}
Background
.bg-a122cb {
  background-color: #a122cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a122cb {
  border: 2px solid #a122cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a122cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 34 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 71% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a122cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a122cb, #cb22a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a122cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 34 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.94 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.34 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.59 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.40 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.09 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.15 #5edd34 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a122cb  rgb(161, 34, 203)  hsl(285, 71%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#4ccb22  rgb(76, 203, 34)  hsl(105, 71%, 46%)  Lime Green
#cba122  rgb(203, 161, 34)  hsl(45, 71%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#22cba1  rgb(34, 203, 161)  hsl(165, 71%, 46%)  Caribbean Green