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#A22BDB

#a22bdb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a22bdb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 16.86% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.03% cyan, 80.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 280.57°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1452

Complementary

  1. #a22bdb
  2. #64db2b

Split complementary

  1. #a22bdb
  2. #bcdb2b
  3. #2bdb4a

Analogous

  1. #4a2bdb
  2. #a22bdb
  3. #db2bbc

Triadic

  1. #a22bdb
  2. #dba22b
  3. #2bdba2

Tetradic

  1. #a22bdb
  2. #db2b64
  3. #64db2b
  4. #2bdba2

Square

  1. #a22bdb
  2. #db4a2b
  3. #64db2b
  4. #2bbcdb

Monochromatic

  1. #44105d
  2. #741b9f
  3. #a22bdb
  4. #bf6ce6
  5. #dbaef1

Shades

#a22bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a22bdb
  2. #9227c5
  3. #8222af
  4. #711e99
  5. #611a83
  6. #51166e
  7. #411158
  8. #310d42
  9. #20092c
  10. #100416
  11. #000000

Tints

#a22bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a22bdb
  2. #ab40df
  3. #b555e2
  4. #be6be6
  5. #c780e9
  6. #d195ed
  7. #daaaf1
  8. #e3bff4
  9. #ecd5f8
  10. #f6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a22bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a22bdb
  2. #9f34d2
  3. #9b3cc9
  4. #9845c0
  5. #944db7
  6. #9156ae
  7. #8e5ea4
  8. #8a679b
  9. #876f92
  10. #837889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8458a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a5885 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b54de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6859d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e4aae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a22bdb {
  color: #a22bdb;
}
Background
.bg-a22bdb {
  background-color: #a22bdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a22bdb {
  border: 2px solid #a22bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a22bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 43 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a22bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a22bdb, #db2bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a22bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 43 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.03 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.03 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.03 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.62 #5dd424 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a22bdb  rgb(162, 43, 219)  hsl(281, 71%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#64db2b  rgb(100, 219, 43)  hsl(101, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dba22b  rgb(219, 162, 43)  hsl(41, 71%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#2bdba2  rgb(43, 219, 162)  hsl(161, 71%, 51%)  Caribbean Green