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#A139BB

#a139bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a139bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 22.35% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.9% cyan, 69.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 53.28% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1409

Complementary

  1. #a139bb
  2. #53bb39

Split complementary

  1. #a139bb
  2. #94bb39
  3. #39bb60

Analogous

  1. #6039bb
  2. #a139bb
  3. #bb3994

Triadic

  1. #a139bb
  2. #bba139
  3. #39bba1

Tetradic

  1. #a139bb
  2. #bb3953
  3. #53bb39
  4. #39bba1

Square

  1. #a139bb
  2. #bb6039
  3. #53bb39
  4. #3994bb

Monochromatic

  1. #3c1546
  2. #6f2780
  3. #a139bb
  4. #bf6ed3
  5. #d9a8e5

Shades

#a139bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a139bb
  2. #9133a8
  3. #812e96
  4. #712883
  5. #612270
  6. #511d5e
  7. #40174b
  8. #301138
  9. #200b25
  10. #100613
  11. #000000

Tints

#a139bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a139bb
  2. #aa4dc2
  3. #b461c9
  4. #bd74cf
  5. #c788d6
  6. #d09cdd
  7. #d9b0e4
  8. #e3c4eb
  9. #ecd7f1
  10. #f6ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a139bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a139bb
  2. #9e40b5
  3. #9a47af
  4. #974ea9
  5. #9455a3
  6. #915d9e
  7. #8d6498
  8. #8a6b92
  9. #87728c
  10. #837986
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #835991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #416cb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a15276 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6954bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #745cb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a14997 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a139bb {
  color: #a139bb;
}
Background
.bg-a139bb {
  background-color: #a139bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a139bb {
  border: 2px solid #a139bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a139bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 57 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 53% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a139bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a139bb, #bb3994);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a139bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 57 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.55 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.03 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.00 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.46 #5ec644 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a139bb  rgb(161, 57, 187)  hsl(288, 53%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#53bb39  rgb(83, 187, 57)  hsl(108, 53%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#bba139  rgb(187, 161, 57)  hsl(48, 53%, 48%)  Brass
#39bba1  rgb(57, 187, 161)  hsl(168, 53%, 48%)  Mint