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#A135DE

#a135de ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a135de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.48% cyan, 76.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 278.34°, with 71.91% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.04.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.154

Complementary

  1. #a135de
  2. #72de35

Split complementary

  1. #a135de
  2. #c7de35
  3. #35de4c

Analogous

  1. #4c35de
  2. #a135de
  3. #de35c7

Triadic

  1. #a135de
  2. #dea135
  3. #35dea1

Tetradic

  1. #a135de
  2. #de3572
  3. #72de35
  4. #35dea1

Square

  1. #a135de
  2. #de4c35
  3. #72de35
  4. #35c7de

Monochromatic

  1. #491169
  2. #771cab
  3. #a135de
  4. #c077e9
  5. #deb9f3

Shades

#a135de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a135de
  2. #9130c8
  3. #812ab2
  4. #71259b
  5. #612085
  6. #511b6f
  7. #401559
  8. #301043
  9. #200b2c
  10. #100516
  11. #000000

Tints

#a135de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a135de
  2. #aa49e1
  3. #b45de5
  4. #bd72e8
  5. #c786eb
  6. #d09aef
  7. #d9aef2
  8. #e3c2f5
  9. #ecd7f8
  10. #f6ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a135de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a135de
  2. #9e3dd5
  3. #9a44cb
  4. #974cc2
  5. #9453b8
  6. #915baf
  7. #8d62a6
  8. #8a6a9c
  9. #877193
  10. #837989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #855ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #985e89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c59e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #685ddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c51b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a135de {
  color: #a135de;
}
Background
.bg-a135de {
  background-color: #a135de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a135de {
  border: 2px solid #a135de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a135de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 53 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 72% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a135de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a135de, #de35c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a135de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 53 222 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.04 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.61 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.26 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.38 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.39 #5eca21 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a135de  rgb(161, 53, 222)  hsl(278, 72%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#72de35  rgb(114, 222, 53)  hsl(98, 72%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dea135  rgb(222, 161, 53)  hsl(38, 72%, 54%)  Marigold
#35dea1  rgb(53, 222, 161)  hsl(158, 72%, 54%)  Caribbean Green