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#A221CD

#a221cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a221cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 12.94% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.98% cyan, 83.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1318

Complementary

  1. #a221cd
  2. #4ccd21

Split complementary

  1. #a221cd
  2. #a2cd21
  3. #21cd4c

Analogous

  1. #4c21cd
  2. #a221cd
  3. #cd21a2

Triadic

  1. #a221cd
  2. #cda221
  3. #21cda2

Tetradic

  1. #a221cd
  2. #cd214c
  3. #4ccd21
  4. #21cda2

Square

  1. #a221cd
  2. #cd4c21
  3. #4ccd21
  4. #21a2cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0c49
  2. #6e168b
  3. #a221cd
  4. #c157e4
  5. #d999ef

Shades

#a221cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a221cd
  2. #921eb9
  3. #821aa4
  4. #711790
  5. #61147b
  6. #511167
  7. #410d52
  8. #310a3e
  9. #200729
  10. #100315
  11. #000000

Tints

#a221cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a221cd
  2. #ab37d2
  3. #b54dd7
  4. #be64dc
  5. #c77ae1
  6. #d190e6
  7. #daa6eb
  8. #e3bcf0
  9. #ecd3f5
  10. #f6e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a221cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a221cd
  2. #9f2bc5
  3. #9b34be
  4. #983eb6
  5. #9447ae
  6. #9151a7
  7. #8e5a9f
  8. #8a6497
  9. #876d8f
  10. #837788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82529a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1369ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e4e7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e4dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c55cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a040a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a221cd {
  color: #a221cd;
}
Background
.bg-a221cd {
  background-color: #a221cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a221cd {
  border: 2px solid #a221cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a221cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 33 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a221cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a221cd, #cd21a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a221cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 33 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.97 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.35 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.23 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.21 #5dde32 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a221cd  rgb(162, 33, 205)  hsl(285, 72%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#4ccd21  rgb(76, 205, 33)  hsl(105, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cda221  rgb(205, 162, 33)  hsl(45, 72%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#21cda2  rgb(33, 205, 162)  hsl(165, 72%, 47%)  Caribbean Green