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#A217DF

#a217df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a217df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 9.02% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.35% cyan, 89.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 281.7°, with 81.3% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1362

Complementary

  1. #a217df
  2. #54df17

Split complementary

  1. #a217df
  2. #b8df17
  3. #17df3e

Analogous

  1. #3e17df
  2. #a217df
  3. #df17b8

Triadic

  1. #a217df
  2. #dfa217
  3. #17dfa2

Tetradic

  1. #a217df
  2. #df1754
  3. #54df17
  4. #17dfa2

Square

  1. #a217df
  2. #df3e17
  3. #54df17
  4. #17b8df

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0954
  2. #70109a
  3. #a217df
  4. #bf55ed
  5. #d99af5

Shades

#a217df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a217df
  2. #9215c9
  3. #8212b2
  4. #71109c
  5. #610e86
  6. #510c70
  7. #410959
  8. #310743
  9. #20052d
  10. #100216
  11. #000000

Tints

#a217df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a217df
  2. #ab2ee2
  3. #b545e5
  4. #be5de9
  5. #c774ec
  6. #d18bef
  7. #daa2f2
  8. #e3b9f5
  9. #ecd1f9
  10. #f6e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a217df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a217df
  2. #9f22d6
  3. #9b2ccc
  4. #9837c3
  5. #9441b9
  6. #914cb0
  7. #8e56a6
  8. #8a619d
  9. #876b93
  10. #83768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8352a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a5484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #564ee2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6454dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d43b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a217df {
  color: #a217df;
}
Background
.bg-a217df {
  background-color: #a217df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a217df {
  border: 2px solid #a217df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a217df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 23 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a217df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a217df, #df17b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a217df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 23 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.71 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.86 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.92 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.47 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.55 #5de820 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a217df  rgb(162, 23, 223)  hsl(282, 81%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#54df17  rgb(84, 223, 23)  hsl(102, 81%, 48%)  Lime Green
#dfa217  rgb(223, 162, 23)  hsl(42, 81%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#17dfa2  rgb(23, 223, 162)  hsl(162, 81%, 48%)  Caribbean Green