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#A237D0

#a237d0 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a237d0 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 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.12% cyan, 73.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 281.96°, with 61.94% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1497

Complementary

  1. #a237d0
  2. #65d037

Split complementary

  1. #a237d0
  2. #b2d037
  3. #37d056

Analogous

  1. #5637d0
  2. #a237d0
  3. #d037b2

Triadic

  1. #a237d0
  2. #d0a237
  3. #37d0a2

Tetradic

  1. #a237d0
  2. #d03765
  3. #65d037
  4. #37d0a2

Square

  1. #a237d0
  2. #d05637
  3. #65d037
  4. #37b2d0

Monochromatic

  1. #451559
  2. #742397
  3. #a237d0
  4. #bf75df
  5. #dcb3ed

Shades

#a237d0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a237d0
  2. #9232bb
  3. #822ca6
  4. #712792
  5. #61217d
  6. #511c68
  7. #411653
  8. #31113e
  9. #200b2a
  10. #100615
  11. #000000

Tints

#a237d0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a237d0
  2. #ab4bd5
  3. #b55fd9
  4. #be73de
  5. #c787e3
  6. #d19be8
  7. #daafec
  8. #e3c3f1
  9. #ecd7f6
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a237d0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a237d0
  2. #9f3ec8
  3. #9b46c0
  4. #984db8
  5. #9454b0
  6. #915ca8
  7. #8e63a0
  8. #8a6a98
  9. #877190
  10. #837988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #855b9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #296ecd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d5981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6357d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f5dce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f4ea7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a237d0 {
  color: #a237d0;
}
Background
.bg-a237d0 {
  background-color: #a237d0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a237d0 {
  border: 2px solid #a237d0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a237d0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 55 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 62% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a237d0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a237d0, #d037b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a237d0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 55 208 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.78 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.91 #5dc82f Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a237d0  rgb(162, 55, 208)  hsl(282, 62%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#65d037  rgb(101, 208, 55)  hsl(102, 62%, 52%)  Lime Green
#d0a237  rgb(208, 162, 55)  hsl(42, 62%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#37d0a2  rgb(55, 208, 162)  hsl(162, 62%, 52%)  Caribbean Green