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#A129D8

#a129d8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a129d8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 16.08% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.46% cyan, 81.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 281.14°, with 69.17% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.9.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1412

Complementary

  1. #a129d8
  2. #60d829

Split complementary

  1. #a129d8
  2. #b8d829
  3. #29d849

Analogous

  1. #4929d8
  2. #a129d8
  3. #d829b8

Triadic

  1. #a129d8
  2. #d8a129
  3. #29d8a1

Tetradic

  1. #a129d8
  2. #d82960
  3. #60d829
  4. #29d8a1

Square

  1. #a129d8
  2. #d84929
  3. #60d829
  4. #29b8d8

Monochromatic

  1. #411058
  2. #711c99
  3. #a129d8
  4. #bd6ae4
  5. #daaaf0

Shades

#a129d8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a129d8
  2. #9125c2
  3. #8121ad
  4. #711d97
  5. #611982
  6. #51156c
  7. #401056
  8. #300c41
  9. #20082b
  10. #100416
  11. #000000

Tints

#a129d8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a129d8
  2. #aa3edc
  3. #b454e0
  4. #bd69e4
  5. #c77fe8
  6. #d094ec
  7. #d9a9ef
  8. #e3bff3
  9. #ecd4f7
  10. #f6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a129d8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a129d8
  2. #9e32cf
  3. #9a3ac6
  4. #9743be
  5. #944cb5
  6. #9155ac
  7. #8d5da3
  8. #8a669a
  9. #876f92
  10. #837789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8356a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a5683 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b52db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6858d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d48ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a129d8 {
  color: #a129d8;
}
Background
.bg-a129d8 {
  background-color: #a129d8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a129d8 {
  border: 2px solid #a129d8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a129d8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 41 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 69% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a129d8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a129d8, #d829b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a129d8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 41 216 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.29 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.89 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.09 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.54 #5ed627 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a129d8  rgb(161, 41, 216)  hsl(281, 69%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#60d829  rgb(96, 216, 41)  hsl(101, 69%, 50%)  Lime Green
#d8a129  rgb(216, 161, 41)  hsl(41, 69%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#29d8a1  rgb(41, 216, 161)  hsl(161, 69%, 50%)  Caribbean Green