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#A136DF

#a136df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a136df is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 21.18% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.8% cyan, 75.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 277.99°, with 72.53% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1554

Complementary

  1. #a136df
  2. #74df36

Split complementary

  1. #a136df
  2. #c8df36
  3. #36df4c

Analogous

  1. #4c36df
  2. #a136df
  3. #df36c8

Triadic

  1. #a136df
  2. #dfa136
  3. #36dfa1

Tetradic

  1. #a136df
  2. #df3674
  3. #74df36
  4. #36dfa1

Square

  1. #a136df
  2. #df4c36
  3. #74df36
  4. #36c8df

Monochromatic

  1. #4a116b
  2. #781cad
  3. #a136df
  4. #c078ea
  5. #dfbaf4

Shades

#a136df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a136df
  2. #9131c9
  3. #812bb2
  4. #71269c
  5. #612086
  6. #511b70
  7. #401659
  8. #301043
  9. #200b2d
  10. #100516
  11. #000000

Tints

#a136df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a136df
  2. #aa4ae2
  3. #b45ee5
  4. #bd72e9
  5. #c786ec
  6. #d09bef
  7. #d9aff2
  8. #e3c3f5
  9. #ecd7f9
  10. #f6ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a136df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a136df
  2. #9e3dd6
  3. #9a45cc
  4. #974cc3
  5. #9454b9
  6. #915bb0
  7. #8d62a6
  8. #8a6a9d
  9. #877193
  10. #83798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #855ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #985f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c59e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #685ddd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c52b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a136df {
  color: #a136df;
}
Background
.bg-a136df {
  background-color: #a136df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a136df {
  border: 2px solid #a136df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a136df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 54 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 73% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a136df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a136df, #df36c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a136df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 54 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.24 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.81 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.84 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.52 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.45 #5ec920 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a136df  rgb(161, 54, 223)  hsl(278, 73%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#74df36  rgb(116, 223, 54)  hsl(98, 73%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dfa136  rgb(223, 161, 54)  hsl(38, 73%, 54%)  Marigold
#36dfa1  rgb(54, 223, 161)  hsl(158, 73%, 54%)  Caribbean Green