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#A237C8

#a237c8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a237c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 21.57% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19% cyan, 72.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 284.28°, with 56.86% saturation and 50% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1458

Complementary

  1. #a237c8
  2. #5dc837

Split complementary

  1. #a237c8
  2. #a5c837
  3. #37c85a

Analogous

  1. #5a37c8
  2. #a237c8
  3. #c837a5

Triadic

  1. #a237c8
  2. #c8a237
  3. #37c8a2

Tetradic

  1. #a237c8
  2. #c8375d
  3. #5dc837
  4. #37c8a2

Square

  1. #a237c8
  2. #c85a37
  3. #5dc837
  4. #37a5c8

Monochromatic

  1. #411650
  2. #71278c
  3. #a237c8
  4. #be73d8
  5. #daafe9

Shades

#a237c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a237c8
  2. #9232b4
  3. #822ca0
  4. #71278c
  5. #612178
  6. #511c64
  7. #411650
  8. #31113c
  9. #200b28
  10. #100614
  11. #000000

Tints

#a237c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a237c8
  2. #ab4bce
  3. #b55fd3
  4. #be73d9
  5. #c787de
  6. #d19be4
  7. #daafe9
  8. #e3c3ef
  9. #ecd7f4
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a237c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a237c8
  2. #9f3ec1
  3. #9b46ba
  4. #984db2
  5. #9454ab
  6. #915ca4
  7. #8e639d
  8. #8a6a96
  9. #87718e
  10. #837987
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #845a99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #346dc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f567d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6556ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715cc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a04ba0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a237c8 {
  color: #a237c8;
}
Background
.bg-a237c8 {
  background-color: #a237c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a237c8 {
  border: 2px solid #a237c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a237c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 55 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 57% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a237c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a237c8, #c837a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a237c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 55 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.86 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.41 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.57 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.76 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.80 #5dc837 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a237c8  rgb(162, 55, 200)  hsl(284, 57%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5dc837  rgb(93, 200, 55)  hsl(104, 57%, 50%)  Lime Green
#c8a237  rgb(200, 162, 55)  hsl(44, 57%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#37c8a2  rgb(55, 200, 162)  hsl(164, 57%, 50%)  Caribbean Green