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#A122CE

#a122ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a122ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.84% cyan, 83.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 284.3°, with 71.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1318

Complementary

  1. #a122ce
  2. #4fce22

Split complementary

  1. #a122ce
  2. #a5ce22
  3. #22ce4b

Analogous

  1. #4b22ce
  2. #a122ce
  3. #ce22a5

Triadic

  1. #a122ce
  2. #cea122
  3. #22cea1

Tetradic

  1. #a122ce
  2. #ce224f
  3. #4fce22
  4. #22cea1

Square

  1. #a122ce
  2. #ce4b22
  3. #4fce22
  4. #22a5ce

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0c4b
  2. #6e178c
  3. #a122ce
  4. #bf59e4
  5. #d89bee

Shades

#a122ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a122ce
  2. #911fb9
  3. #811ba5
  4. #711890
  5. #61147c
  6. #511167
  7. #400e52
  8. #300a3e
  9. #200729
  10. #100315
  11. #000000

Tints

#a122ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a122ce
  2. #aa38d3
  3. #b44ed8
  4. #bd64dd
  5. #c77ae2
  6. #d091e7
  7. #d9a7eb
  8. #e3bdf0
  9. #ecd3f5
  10. #f6e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a122ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a122ce
  2. #9e2bc6
  3. #9a35be
  4. #973eb7
  5. #9448af
  6. #9151a7
  7. #8d5a9f
  8. #8a6497
  9. #876d90
  10. #837788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82539b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0d69cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d4f7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d4dd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a55cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e41a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a122ce {
  color: #a122ce;
}
Background
.bg-a122ce {
  background-color: #a122ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a122ce {
  border: 2px solid #a122ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a122ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 34 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a122ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a122ce, #ce22a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a122ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 34 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.82 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.02 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.28 #5edd31 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a122ce  rgb(161, 34, 206)  hsl(284, 72%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#4fce22  rgb(79, 206, 34)  hsl(104, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cea122  rgb(206, 161, 34)  hsl(44, 72%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#22cea1  rgb(34, 206, 161)  hsl(164, 72%, 47%)  Caribbean Green