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#A137DA

#a137da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a137da is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 21.57% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.15% cyan, 74.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 279.02°, with 68.78% saturation and 53.53% 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 2.77.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1537

Complementary

  1. #a137da
  2. #70da37

Split complementary

  1. #a137da
  2. #c1da37
  3. #37da50

Analogous

  1. #5037da
  2. #a137da
  3. #da37c1

Triadic

  1. #a137da
  2. #daa137
  3. #37daa1

Tetradic

  1. #a137da
  2. #da3770
  3. #70da37
  4. #37daa1

Square

  1. #a137da
  2. #da5037
  3. #70da37
  4. #37c1da

Monochromatic

  1. #481365
  2. #771fa6
  3. #a137da
  4. #bf78e6
  5. #deb8f2

Shades

#a137da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a137da
  2. #9132c4
  3. #812cae
  4. #712799
  5. #612183
  6. #511c6d
  7. #401657
  8. #301141
  9. #200b2c
  10. #100616
  11. #000000

Tints

#a137da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a137da
  2. #aa4bde
  3. #b45fe1
  4. #bd73e5
  5. #c787e9
  6. #d09bed
  7. #d9aff0
  8. #e3c3f4
  9. #ecd7f8
  10. #f6ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a137da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a137da
  2. #9e3ed1
  3. #9a46c8
  4. #974dbf
  5. #9454b6
  6. #915cad
  7. #8d63a4
  8. #8a6a9b
  9. #877192
  10. #837989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #855ca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0d6fd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #995e87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e59dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a5dd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c51ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a137da {
  color: #a137da;
}
Background
.bg-a137da {
  background-color: #a137da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a137da {
  border: 2px solid #a137da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a137da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 55 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a137da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a137da, #da37c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a137da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 55 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.77 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.93 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.35 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.84 #5ec825 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a137da  rgb(161, 55, 218)  hsl(279, 69%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#70da37  rgb(112, 218, 55)  hsl(99, 69%, 54%)  Lime Green
#daa137  rgb(218, 161, 55)  hsl(39, 69%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#37daa1  rgb(55, 218, 161)  hsl(159, 69%, 54%)  Caribbean Green