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#A139DD

#a139dd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a139dd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 22.35% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.15% cyan, 74.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 278.05°, with 70.69% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1572

Complementary

  1. #a139dd
  2. #75dd39

Split complementary

  1. #a139dd
  2. #c7dd39
  3. #39dd4f

Analogous

  1. #4f39dd
  2. #a139dd
  3. #dd39c7

Triadic

  1. #a139dd
  2. #dda139
  3. #39dda1

Tetradic

  1. #a139dd
  2. #dd3975
  3. #75dd39
  4. #39dda1

Square

  1. #a139dd
  2. #dd4f39
  3. #75dd39
  4. #39c7dd

Monochromatic

  1. #4a126b
  2. #781eac
  3. #a139dd
  4. #c07ae8
  5. #dfbcf3

Shades

#a139dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a139dd
  2. #9133c7
  3. #812eb1
  4. #71289b
  5. #612285
  6. #511d6f
  7. #401758
  8. #301142
  9. #200b2c
  10. #100616
  11. #000000

Tints

#a139dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a139dd
  2. #aa4de0
  3. #b461e4
  4. #bd74e7
  5. #c788eb
  6. #d09cee
  7. #d9b0f1
  8. #e3c4f5
  9. #ecd7f8
  10. #f6ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a139dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a139dd
  2. #9e40d4
  3. #9a47ca
  4. #974ec1
  5. #9455b8
  6. #915daf
  7. #8d64a5
  8. #8a6b9c
  9. #877293
  10. #837989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865ea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0470da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #986089 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e5ae0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a5fdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c53b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a139dd {
  color: #a139dd;
}
Background
.bg-a139dd {
  background-color: #a139dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a139dd {
  border: 2px solid #a139dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a139dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 57 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a139dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a139dd, #dd39c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a139dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 57 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.26 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.77 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.84 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.07 #5ec622 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a139dd  rgb(161, 57, 221)  hsl(278, 71%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#75dd39  rgb(117, 221, 57)  hsl(98, 71%, 55%)  Lime Green
#dda139  rgb(221, 161, 57)  hsl(38, 71%, 55%)  Marigold
#39dda1  rgb(57, 221, 161)  hsl(158, 71%, 55%)  Caribbean Green