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#A237DE

#a237de ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a237de is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 21.57% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.03% cyan, 75.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 278.44°, with 71.67% saturation and 54.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1569

Complementary

  1. #a237de
  2. #73de37

Split complementary

  1. #a237de
  2. #c7de37
  3. #37de4e

Analogous

  1. #4e37de
  2. #a237de
  3. #de37c7

Triadic

  1. #a237de
  2. #dea237
  3. #37dea2

Tetradic

  1. #a237de
  2. #de3773
  3. #73de37
  4. #37dea2

Square

  1. #a237de
  2. #de4e37
  3. #73de37
  4. #37c7de

Monochromatic

  1. #4a126a
  2. #781cac
  3. #a237de
  4. #c179e9
  5. #dfbaf4

Shades

#a237de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a237de
  2. #9232c8
  3. #822cb2
  4. #71279b
  5. #612185
  6. #511c6f
  7. #411659
  8. #311143
  9. #200b2c
  10. #100616
  11. #000000

Tints

#a237de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a237de
  2. #ab4be1
  3. #b55fe5
  4. #be73e8
  5. #c787eb
  6. #d19bef
  7. #daaff2
  8. #e3c3f5
  9. #ecd7f8
  10. #f6ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a237de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a237de
  2. #9f3ed5
  3. #9b46cb
  4. #984dc2
  5. #9454b8
  6. #915caf
  7. #8e63a6
  8. #8a6a9c
  9. #877193
  10. #837989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865da7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #995f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e5ae1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a5edc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d52b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a237de {
  color: #a237de;
}
Background
.bg-a237de {
  background-color: #a237de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a237de {
  border: 2px solid #a237de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a237de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 55 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 72% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a237de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a237de, #de37c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a237de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 55 222 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.13 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.48 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.65 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.70 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.24 #5dc821 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a237de  rgb(162, 55, 222)  hsl(278, 72%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#73de37  rgb(115, 222, 55)  hsl(98, 72%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dea237  rgb(222, 162, 55)  hsl(38, 72%, 54%)  Marigold
#37dea2  rgb(55, 222, 162)  hsl(158, 72%, 54%)  Caribbean Green