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#A135DD

#a135dd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a135dd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 20.78% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.15% cyan, 76.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 278.57°, with 71.19% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1534

Complementary

  1. #a135dd
  2. #71dd35

Split complementary

  1. #a135dd
  2. #c5dd35
  3. #35dd4d

Analogous

  1. #4d35dd
  2. #a135dd
  3. #dd35c5

Triadic

  1. #a135dd
  2. #dda135
  3. #35dda1

Tetradic

  1. #a135dd
  2. #dd3571
  3. #71dd35
  4. #35dda1

Square

  1. #a135dd
  2. #dd4d35
  3. #71dd35
  4. #35c5dd

Monochromatic

  1. #491168
  2. #771ca9
  3. #a135dd
  4. #bf76e8
  5. #deb8f3

Shades

#a135dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a135dd
  2. #9130c7
  3. #812ab1
  4. #71259b
  5. #612085
  6. #511b6f
  7. #401558
  8. #301042
  9. #200b2c
  10. #100516
  11. #000000

Tints

#a135dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a135dd
  2. #aa49e0
  3. #b45de4
  4. #bd72e7
  5. #c786eb
  6. #d09aee
  7. #d9aef1
  8. #e3c2f5
  9. #ecd7f8
  10. #f6ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a135dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a135dd
  2. #9e3dd4
  3. #9a44ca
  4. #974cc1
  5. #9453b8
  6. #915baf
  7. #8d62a5
  8. #8a6a9c
  9. #877193
  10. #837989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #855ca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #985e88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d58e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #695ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c51b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a135dd {
  color: #a135dd;
}
Background
.bg-a135dd {
  background-color: #a135dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a135dd {
  border: 2px solid #a135dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a135dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 53 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a135dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a135dd, #dd35c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a135dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 53 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.91 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.70 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.28 #5eca22 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a135dd  rgb(161, 53, 221)  hsl(279, 71%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#71dd35  rgb(113, 221, 53)  hsl(99, 71%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dda135  rgb(221, 161, 53)  hsl(39, 71%, 54%)  Marigold
#35dda1  rgb(53, 221, 161)  hsl(159, 71%, 54%)  Caribbean Green