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#A221DD

#a221dd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a221dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.7% cyan, 85.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 281.17°, with 74.02% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1399

Complementary

  1. #a221dd
  2. #5cdd21

Split complementary

  1. #a221dd
  2. #badd21
  3. #21dd44

Analogous

  1. #4421dd
  2. #a221dd
  3. #dd21ba

Triadic

  1. #a221dd
  2. #dda221
  3. #21dda2

Tetradic

  1. #a221dd
  2. #dd215c
  3. #5cdd21
  4. #21dda2

Square

  1. #a221dd
  2. #dd4421
  3. #5cdd21
  4. #21badd

Monochromatic

  1. #400d58
  2. #71179a
  3. #a221dd
  4. #be63e8
  5. #daa5f2

Shades

#a221dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a221dd
  2. #921ec7
  3. #821ab1
  4. #71179b
  5. #611485
  6. #51116f
  7. #410d58
  8. #310a42
  9. #20072c
  10. #100316
  11. #000000

Tints

#a221dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a221dd
  2. #ab37e0
  3. #b54de4
  4. #be64e7
  5. #c77aeb
  6. #d190ee
  7. #daa6f1
  8. #e3bcf5
  9. #ecd3f8
  10. #f6e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a221dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a221dd
  2. #9f2bd4
  3. #9b34ca
  4. #983ec1
  5. #9447b8
  6. #9151af
  7. #8e5aa5
  8. #8a649c
  9. #876d93
  10. #837789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8355a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a5684 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5850e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6656db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d46af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a221dd {
  color: #a221dd;
}
Background
.bg-a221dd {
  background-color: #a221dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a221dd {
  border: 2px solid #a221dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a221dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 33 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a221dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a221dd, #dd21ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a221dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 33 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.01 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.19 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.42 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.25 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.01 #5dde22 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a221dd  rgb(162, 33, 221)  hsl(281, 74%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5cdd21  rgb(92, 221, 33)  hsl(101, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dda221  rgb(221, 162, 33)  hsl(41, 74%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#21dda2  rgb(33, 221, 162)  hsl(161, 74%, 50%)  Caribbean Green