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#A122CD

#a122cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a122cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.46% cyan, 83.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 284.56°, with 71.55% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1313

Complementary

  1. #a122cd
  2. #4ecd22

Split complementary

  1. #a122cd
  2. #a3cd22
  3. #22cd4b

Analogous

  1. #4b22cd
  2. #a122cd
  3. #cd22a3

Triadic

  1. #a122cd
  2. #cda122
  3. #22cda1

Tetradic

  1. #a122cd
  2. #cd224e
  3. #4ecd22
  4. #22cda1

Square

  1. #a122cd
  2. #cd4b22
  3. #4ecd22
  4. #22a3cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0c4a
  2. #6d178b
  3. #a122cd
  4. #c058e3
  5. #d89aee

Shades

#a122cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a122cd
  2. #911fb9
  3. #811ba4
  4. #711890
  5. #61147b
  6. #511167
  7. #400e52
  8. #300a3e
  9. #200729
  10. #100315
  11. #000000

Tints

#a122cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a122cd
  2. #aa38d2
  3. #b44ed7
  4. #bd64dc
  5. #c77ae1
  6. #d091e6
  7. #d9a7eb
  8. #e3bdf0
  9. #ecd3f5
  10. #f6e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a122cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a122cd
  2. #9e2bc5
  3. #9a35be
  4. #973eb6
  5. #9448ae
  6. #9151a7
  7. #8d5a9f
  8. #8a6497
  9. #876d8f
  10. #837788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 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 #1168ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d4e7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d4dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b55cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f41a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a122cd {
  color: #a122cd;
}
Background
.bg-a122cd {
  background-color: #a122cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a122cd {
  border: 2px solid #a122cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a122cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 34 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a122cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a122cd, #cd22a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a122cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 34 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.84 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.12 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.15 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.93 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.21 #5edd32 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a122cd  rgb(161, 34, 205)  hsl(285, 72%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#4ecd22  rgb(78, 205, 34)  hsl(105, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cda122  rgb(205, 161, 34)  hsl(45, 72%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#22cda1  rgb(34, 205, 161)  hsl(165, 72%, 47%)  Caribbean Green