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#A137D2

#a137d2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a137d2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.33% cyan, 73.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 281.03°, with 63.27% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.1.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1496

Complementary

  1. #a137d2
  2. #68d237

Split complementary

  1. #a137d2
  2. #b6d237
  3. #37d253

Analogous

  1. #5337d2
  2. #a137d2
  3. #d237b6

Triadic

  1. #a137d2
  2. #d2a137
  3. #37d2a1

Tetradic

  1. #a137d2
  2. #d23768
  3. #68d237
  4. #37d2a1

Square

  1. #a137d2
  2. #d25337
  3. #68d237
  4. #37b6d2

Monochromatic

  1. #45155b
  2. #74239a
  3. #a137d2
  4. #be75e0
  5. #dcb4ee

Shades

#a137d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a137d2
  2. #9132bd
  3. #812ca8
  4. #712793
  5. #61217e
  6. #511c69
  7. #401654
  8. #30113f
  9. #200b2a
  10. #100615
  11. #000000

Tints

#a137d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a137d2
  2. #aa4bd7
  3. #b45fdb
  4. #bd73e0
  5. #c787e4
  6. #d09be9
  7. #d9afed
  8. #e3c3f2
  9. #ecd7f6
  10. #f6ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a137d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a137d2
  2. #9e3eca
  3. #9a46c2
  4. #974db9
  5. #9454b1
  6. #915ca9
  7. #8d63a1
  8. #8a6a99
  9. #877190
  10. #837988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #845b9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #236ecf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b5a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6157d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d5dd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e4ea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a137d2 {
  color: #a137d2;
}
Background
.bg-a137d2 {
  background-color: #a137d2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a137d2 {
  border: 2px solid #a137d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a137d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 55 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 63% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a137d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a137d2, #d237b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a137d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 55 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.46 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.24 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.71 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.95 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.58 #5ec82d Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a137d2  rgb(161, 55, 210)  hsl(281, 63%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#68d237  rgb(104, 210, 55)  hsl(101, 63%, 52%)  Lime Green
#d2a137  rgb(210, 161, 55)  hsl(41, 63%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#37d2a1  rgb(55, 210, 161)  hsl(161, 63%, 52%)  Caribbean Green