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#A223DB

#a223db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a223db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 13.73% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.03% cyan, 84.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 281.41°, with 72.44% 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 2.34.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.14

Complementary

  1. #a223db
  2. #5cdb23

Split complementary

  1. #a223db
  2. #b8db23
  3. #23db46

Analogous

  1. #4623db
  2. #a223db
  3. #db23b8

Triadic

  1. #a223db
  2. #dba223
  3. #23dba2

Tetradic

  1. #a223db
  2. #db235c
  3. #5cdb23
  4. #23dba2

Square

  1. #a223db
  2. #db4623
  3. #5cdb23
  4. #23b8db

Monochromatic

  1. #400e57
  2. #711899
  3. #a223db
  4. #be64e6
  5. #daa6f1

Shades

#a223db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a223db
  2. #9220c5
  3. #821caf
  4. #711999
  5. #611583
  6. #51126e
  7. #410e58
  8. #310b42
  9. #20072c
  10. #100416
  11. #000000

Tints

#a223db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a223db
  2. #ab39df
  3. #b54fe2
  4. #be65e6
  5. #c77be9
  6. #d191ed
  7. #daa7f1
  8. #e3bdf4
  9. #ecd3f8
  10. #f6e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a223db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a223db
  2. #9f2cd2
  3. #9b36c9
  4. #983fc0
  5. #9448b7
  6. #9152ae
  7. #8e5ba4
  8. #8a649b
  9. #876d92
  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 #8355a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b5583 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a51de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6757d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e46ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a223db {
  color: #a223db;
}
Background
.bg-a223db {
  background-color: #a223db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a223db {
  border: 2px solid #a223db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a223db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 35 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a223db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a223db, #db23b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a223db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 35 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.34 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.14 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.46 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.68 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.35 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.09 #5ddc24 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a223db  rgb(162, 35, 219)  hsl(281, 72%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5cdb23  rgb(92, 219, 35)  hsl(101, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dba223  rgb(219, 162, 35)  hsl(41, 72%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#23dba2  rgb(35, 219, 162)  hsl(161, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green