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#A147CB

#a147cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a147cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 27.84% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 65.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 280.91°, with 55.93% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.164

Complementary

  1. #a147cb
  2. #71cb47

Split complementary

  1. #a147cb
  2. #b3cb47
  3. #47cb5f

Analogous

  1. #5f47cb
  2. #a147cb
  3. #cb47b3

Triadic

  1. #a147cb
  2. #cba147
  3. #47cba1

Tetradic

  1. #a147cb
  2. #cb4771
  3. #71cb47
  4. #47cba1

Square

  1. #a147cb
  2. #cb5f47
  3. #71cb47
  4. #47b3cb

Monochromatic

  1. #491b5e
  2. #772c9a
  3. #a147cb
  4. #bf83dc
  5. #debeed

Shades

#a147cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a147cb
  2. #9140b7
  3. #8139a2
  4. #71328e
  5. #612b7a
  6. #512466
  7. #401c51
  8. #30153d
  9. #200e29
  10. #100714
  11. #000000

Tints

#a147cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a147cb
  2. #aa59d0
  3. #b46cd5
  4. #bd7edb
  5. #c791e0
  6. #d0a3e5
  7. #d9b5ea
  8. #e3c8ef
  9. #ecdaf5
  10. #f6edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a147cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a147cb
  2. #9e4dc4
  3. #9a52bc
  4. #9758b5
  5. #945ead
  6. #9164a6
  7. #8d699e
  8. #8a6f97
  9. #87758f
  10. #837a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87639d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ccf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f73c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d6183 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #695fcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7364c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e58a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a147cb {
  color: #a147cb;
}
Background
.bg-a147cb {
  background-color: #a147cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a147cb {
  border: 2px solid #a147cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a147cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 71 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a147cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a147cb, #cb47b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a147cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 71 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.02 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.59 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.50 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.59 #5eb834 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a147cb  rgb(161, 71, 203)  hsl(281, 56%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#71cb47  rgb(113, 203, 71)  hsl(101, 56%, 54%)  Lime Green
#cba147  rgb(203, 161, 71)  hsl(41, 56%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#47cba1  rgb(71, 203, 161)  hsl(161, 56%, 54%)  Caribbean Green