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#A136D3

#a136d3 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a136d3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 21.18% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.7% cyan, 74.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 280.89°, with 64.08% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1492

Complementary

  1. #a136d3
  2. #68d336

Split complementary

  1. #a136d3
  2. #b7d336
  3. #36d352

Analogous

  1. #5236d3
  2. #a136d3
  3. #d336b7

Triadic

  1. #a136d3
  2. #d3a136
  3. #36d3a1

Tetradic

  1. #a136d3
  2. #d33668
  3. #68d336
  4. #36d3a1

Square

  1. #a136d3
  2. #d35236
  3. #68d336
  4. #36b7d3

Monochromatic

  1. #45145c
  2. #74229b
  3. #a136d3
  4. #be75e1
  5. #dcb4ee

Shades

#a136d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a136d3
  2. #9131be
  3. #812ba9
  4. #712694
  5. #61207f
  6. #511b6a
  7. #401654
  8. #30103f
  9. #200b2a
  10. #100515
  11. #000000

Tints

#a136d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a136d3
  2. #aa4ad7
  3. #b45edc
  4. #bd72e0
  5. #c786e5
  6. #d09be9
  7. #d9afed
  8. #e3c3f2
  9. #ecd7f6
  10. #f6ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a136d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a136d3
  2. #9e3dcb
  3. #9a45c2
  4. #974cba
  5. #9454b2
  6. #915baa
  7. #8d62a1
  8. #8a6a99
  9. #877191
  10. #837988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #845ba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #206ed0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b5a83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6157d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c5cd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d4ea9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a136d3 {
  color: #a136d3;
}
Background
.bg-a136d3 {
  background-color: #a136d3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a136d3 {
  border: 2px solid #a136d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a136d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 54 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 64% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a136d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a136d3, #d336b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a136d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 54 211 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.01 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.05 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.62 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.14 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.40 #5ec92c Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a136d3  rgb(161, 54, 211)  hsl(281, 64%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#68d336  rgb(104, 211, 54)  hsl(101, 64%, 52%)  Lime Green
#d3a136  rgb(211, 161, 54)  hsl(41, 64%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#36d3a1  rgb(54, 211, 161)  hsl(161, 64%, 52%)  Caribbean Green