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#A137BC

#a137bc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a137bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 21.57% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.36% cyan, 70.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 287.82°, with 54.73% saturation and 47.65% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1394

Complementary

  1. #a137bc
  2. #52bc37

Split complementary

  1. #a137bc
  2. #95bc37
  3. #37bc5f

Analogous

  1. #5f37bc
  2. #a137bc
  3. #bc3795

Triadic

  1. #a137bc
  2. #bca137
  3. #37bca1

Tetradic

  1. #a137bc
  2. #bc3752
  3. #52bc37
  4. #37bca1

Square

  1. #a137bc
  2. #bc5f37
  3. #52bc37
  4. #3795bc

Monochromatic

  1. #3c1446
  2. #6e2681
  3. #a137bc
  4. #bf6cd4
  5. #d9a7e5

Shades

#a137bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a137bc
  2. #9132a9
  3. #812c96
  4. #712784
  5. #612171
  6. #511c5e
  7. #40164b
  8. #301138
  9. #200b26
  10. #100613
  11. #000000

Tints

#a137bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a137bc
  2. #aa4bc3
  3. #b45fc9
  4. #bd73d0
  5. #c787d7
  6. #d09bde
  7. #d9afe4
  8. #e3c3eb
  9. #ecd7f2
  10. #f6ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a137bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a137bc
  2. #9e3eb6
  3. #9a46b0
  4. #974daa
  5. #9454a4
  6. #915c9e
  7. #8d6398
  8. #8a6a92
  9. #87718c
  10. #837986
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #835991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f6cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a15176 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6854be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735bba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a14897 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a137bc {
  color: #a137bc;
}
Background
.bg-a137bc {
  background-color: #a137bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a137bc {
  border: 2px solid #a137bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a137bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 55 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a137bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a137bc, #bc3795);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a137bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 55 188 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.90 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.97 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.77 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.13 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.37 #5ec843 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a137bc  rgb(161, 55, 188)  hsl(288, 55%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#52bc37  rgb(82, 188, 55)  hsl(108, 55%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#bca137  rgb(188, 161, 55)  hsl(48, 55%, 48%)  Brass
#37bca1  rgb(55, 188, 161)  hsl(168, 55%, 48%)  Mint