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#A211DF

#a211df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a211df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 6.67% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.35% cyan, 92.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 282.23°, with 85.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.19.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1341

Complementary

  1. #a211df
  2. #4edf11

Split complementary

  1. #a211df
  2. #b5df11
  3. #11df3b

Analogous

  1. #3b11df
  2. #a211df
  3. #df11b5

Triadic

  1. #a211df
  2. #dfa211
  3. #11dfa2

Tetradic

  1. #a211df
  2. #df114e
  3. #4edf11
  4. #11dfa2

Square

  1. #a211df
  2. #df3b11
  3. #4edf11
  4. #11b5df

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0651
  2. #6e0c98
  3. #a211df
  4. #c04bf1
  5. #d992f7

Shades

#a211df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a211df
  2. #920fc9
  3. #820eb2
  4. #710c9c
  5. #610a86
  6. #510970
  7. #410759
  8. #310543
  9. #20032d
  10. #100216
  11. #000000

Tints

#a211df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a211df
  2. #ab29e2
  3. #b541e5
  4. #be58e9
  5. #c770ec
  6. #d188ef
  7. #daa0f2
  8. #e3b8f5
  9. #eccff9
  10. #f6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a211df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a211df
  2. #9f1cd6
  3. #9b27cc
  4. #9832c3
  5. #943db9
  6. #9149b0
  7. #8e54a6
  8. #8a5f9d
  9. #876a93
  10. #83758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8251a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a5384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #554de2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6453dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d42b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a211df {
  color: #a211df;
}
Background
.bg-a211df {
  background-color: #a211df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a211df {
  border: 2px solid #a211df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a211df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 17 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 86% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a211df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a211df, #df11b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a211df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 17 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.19 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.97 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.67 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.41 #5dee20 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a211df  rgb(162, 17, 223)  hsl(282, 86%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#4edf11  rgb(78, 223, 17)  hsl(102, 86%, 47%)  Lime Green
#dfa211  rgb(223, 162, 17)  hsl(42, 86%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#11dfa2  rgb(17, 223, 162)  hsl(162, 86%, 47%)  Caribbean Green