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#A135CD

#a135cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a135cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 20.78% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.46% cyan, 74.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 282.63°, with 60.32% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.75.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1453

Complementary

  1. #a135cd
  2. #61cd35

Split complementary

  1. #a135cd
  2. #adcd35
  3. #35cd55

Analogous

  1. #5535cd
  2. #a135cd
  3. #cd35ad

Triadic

  1. #a135cd
  2. #cda135
  3. #35cda1

Tetradic

  1. #a135cd
  2. #cd3561
  3. #61cd35
  4. #35cda1

Square

  1. #a135cd
  2. #cd5535
  3. #61cd35
  4. #35adcd

Monochromatic

  1. #421554
  2. #722491
  3. #a135cd
  4. #be72dc
  5. #dab0eb

Shades

#a135cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a135cd
  2. #9130b9
  3. #812aa4
  4. #712590
  5. #61207b
  6. #511b67
  7. #401552
  8. #30103e
  9. #200b29
  10. #100515
  11. #000000

Tints

#a135cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a135cd
  2. #aa49d2
  3. #b45dd7
  4. #bd72dc
  5. #c786e1
  6. #d09ae6
  7. #d9aeeb
  8. #e3c2f0
  9. #ecd7f5
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a135cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a135cd
  2. #9e3dc5
  3. #9a44be
  4. #974cb6
  5. #9453ae
  6. #915ba7
  7. #8d629f
  8. #8a6a97
  9. #87718f
  10. #837988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #845a9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #296dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d577f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6255d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e5ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e4ca4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a135cd {
  color: #a135cd;
}
Background
.bg-a135cd {
  background-color: #a135cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a135cd {
  border: 2px solid #a135cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a135cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 53 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a135cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a135cd, #cd35ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a135cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 53 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.75 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.71 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.74 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.29 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.96 #5eca32 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a135cd  rgb(161, 53, 205)  hsl(283, 60%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#61cd35  rgb(97, 205, 53)  hsl(103, 60%, 51%)  Lime Green
#cda135  rgb(205, 161, 53)  hsl(43, 60%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#35cda1  rgb(53, 205, 161)  hsl(163, 60%, 51%)  Caribbean Green