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#A221CF

#a221cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a221cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.74% cyan, 84.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 284.48°, with 72.5% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1327

Complementary

  1. #a221cf
  2. #4ecf21

Split complementary

  1. #a221cf
  2. #a5cf21
  3. #21cf4b

Analogous

  1. #4b21cf
  2. #a221cf
  3. #cf21a5

Triadic

  1. #a221cf
  2. #cfa221
  3. #21cfa2

Tetradic

  1. #a221cf
  2. #cf214e
  3. #4ecf21
  4. #21cfa2

Square

  1. #a221cf
  2. #cf4b21
  3. #4ecf21
  4. #21a5cf

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0c4b
  2. #6e168d
  3. #a221cf
  4. #c058e4
  5. #d99aef

Shades

#a221cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a221cf
  2. #921eba
  3. #821aa6
  4. #711791
  5. #61147c
  6. #511168
  7. #410d53
  8. #310a3e
  9. #200729
  10. #100315
  11. #000000

Tints

#a221cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a221cf
  2. #ab37d4
  3. #b54dd9
  4. #be64dd
  5. #c77ae2
  6. #d190e7
  7. #daa6ec
  8. #e3bcf1
  9. #ecd3f5
  10. #f6e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a221cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a221cf
  2. #9f2bc7
  3. #9b34bf
  4. #983eb7
  5. #9447af
  6. #9151a8
  7. #8e5aa0
  8. #8a6498
  9. #876d90
  10. #837788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82539b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c69cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e4f7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d4ed2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b55cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f41a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a221cf {
  color: #a221cf;
}
Background
.bg-a221cf {
  background-color: #a221cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a221cf {
  border: 2px solid #a221cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a221cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 33 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 73% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a221cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a221cf, #cf21a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a221cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 33 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.91 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.06 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.98 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.64 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.34 #5dde30 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a221cf  rgb(162, 33, 207)  hsl(284, 73%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#4ecf21  rgb(78, 207, 33)  hsl(104, 73%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cfa221  rgb(207, 162, 33)  hsl(44, 73%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#21cfa2  rgb(33, 207, 162)  hsl(164, 73%, 47%)  Caribbean Green