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#A238DF

#a238df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a238df is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 21.96% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.35% cyan, 74.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 278.08°, with 72.29% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1584

Complementary

  1. #a238df
  2. #75df38

Split complementary

  1. #a238df
  2. #c9df38
  3. #38df4f

Analogous

  1. #4f38df
  2. #a238df
  3. #df38c9

Triadic

  1. #a238df
  2. #dfa238
  3. #38dfa2

Tetradic

  1. #a238df
  2. #df3875
  3. #75df38
  4. #38dfa2

Square

  1. #a238df
  2. #df4f38
  3. #75df38
  4. #38c9df

Monochromatic

  1. #4b116d
  2. #791cae
  3. #a238df
  4. #c17aea
  5. #e0bcf4

Shades

#a238df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a238df
  2. #9232c9
  3. #822db2
  4. #71279c
  5. #612286
  6. #511c70
  7. #411659
  8. #311143
  9. #200b2d
  10. #100616
  11. #000000

Tints

#a238df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a238df
  2. #ab4ce2
  3. #b560e5
  4. #be74e9
  5. #c788ec
  6. #d19cef
  7. #daaff2
  8. #e3c3f5
  9. #ecd7f9
  10. #f6ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a238df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a238df
  2. #9f3fd6
  3. #9b46cc
  4. #984ec3
  5. #9455b9
  6. #915cb0
  7. #8e63a6
  8. #8a6a9d
  9. #877293
  10. #83798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865ea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99608a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e5ae2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a5fdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d53b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a238df {
  color: #a238df;
}
Background
.bg-a238df {
  background-color: #a238df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a238df {
  border: 2px solid #a238df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a238df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 56 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a238df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a238df, #df38c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a238df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 56 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.08 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.22 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.40 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.74 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.31 #5dc720 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a238df  rgb(162, 56, 223)  hsl(278, 72%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#75df38  rgb(117, 223, 56)  hsl(98, 72%, 55%)  Lime Green
#dfa238  rgb(223, 162, 56)  hsl(38, 72%, 55%)  Marigold
#38dfa2  rgb(56, 223, 162)  hsl(158, 72%, 55%)  Caribbean Green