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#A149CF

#a149cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a149cf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 28.63% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 64.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 279.4°, with 58.26% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1685

Complementary

  1. #a149cf
  2. #77cf49

Split complementary

  1. #a149cf
  2. #bacf49
  3. #49cf5e

Analogous

  1. #5e49cf
  2. #a149cf
  3. #cf49ba

Triadic

  1. #a149cf
  2. #cfa149
  3. #49cfa1

Tetradic

  1. #a149cf
  2. #cf4977
  3. #77cf49
  4. #49cfa1

Square

  1. #a149cf
  2. #cf5e49
  3. #77cf49
  4. #49bacf

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1b64
  2. #782aa1
  3. #a149cf
  4. #c086df
  5. #e0c2ef

Shades

#a149cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a149cf
  2. #9142ba
  3. #813aa6
  4. #713391
  5. #612c7c
  6. #512568
  7. #401d53
  8. #30163e
  9. #200f29
  10. #100715
  11. #000000

Tints

#a149cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a149cf
  2. #aa5bd4
  3. #b46dd9
  4. #bd80dd
  5. #c792e2
  6. #d0a4e7
  7. #d9b6ec
  8. #e3c8f1
  9. #ecdbf5
  10. #f6edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a149cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a149cf
  2. #9e4fc7
  3. #9a54bf
  4. #975ab7
  5. #945faf
  6. #9165a8
  7. #8d6aa0
  8. #8a7098
  9. #877590
  10. #837b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8764a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ed3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d74cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c6486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6961d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7365cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e5aa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a149cf {
  color: #a149cf;
}
Background
.bg-a149cf {
  background-color: #a149cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a149cf {
  border: 2px solid #a149cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a149cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 73 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a149cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a149cf, #cf49ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a149cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 73 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.57 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.28 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.45 #5eb630 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a149cf  rgb(161, 73, 207)  hsl(279, 58%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#77cf49  rgb(119, 207, 73)  hsl(99, 58%, 55%)  Lime Green
#cfa149  rgb(207, 161, 73)  hsl(39, 58%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#49cfa1  rgb(73, 207, 161)  hsl(159, 58%, 55%)  Caribbean Green