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#A239DB

#a239db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a239db is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 22.35% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.03% cyan, 73.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 278.89°, with 69.23% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.19.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1572

Complementary

  1. #a239db
  2. #72db39

Split complementary

  1. #a239db
  2. #c3db39
  3. #39db51

Analogous

  1. #5139db
  2. #a239db
  3. #db39c3

Triadic

  1. #a239db
  2. #dba239
  3. #39dba2

Tetradic

  1. #a239db
  2. #db3972
  3. #72db39
  4. #39dba2

Square

  1. #a239db
  2. #db5139
  3. #72db39
  4. #39c3db

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1368
  2. #781fa9
  3. #a239db
  4. #c07ae7
  5. #dfbaf3

Shades

#a239db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a239db
  2. #9233c5
  3. #822eaf
  4. #712899
  5. #612283
  6. #511d6e
  7. #411758
  8. #311142
  9. #200b2c
  10. #100616
  11. #000000

Tints

#a239db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a239db
  2. #ab4ddf
  3. #b561e2
  4. #be74e6
  5. #c788e9
  6. #d19ced
  7. #dab0f1
  8. #e3c4f4
  9. #ecd7f8
  10. #f6ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a239db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a239db
  2. #9f40d2
  3. #9b47c9
  4. #984ec0
  5. #9455b7
  6. #915dae
  7. #8e64a4
  8. #8a6b9b
  9. #877292
  10. #837989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865ea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1370d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a5f88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #605ade ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b5fd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d52af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a239db {
  color: #a239db;
}
Background
.bg-a239db {
  background-color: #a239db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a239db {
  border: 2px solid #a239db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a239db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 57 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a239db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a239db, #db39c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a239db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 57 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.52 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.80 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.80 #5dc624 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a239db  rgb(162, 57, 219)  hsl(279, 69%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#72db39  rgb(114, 219, 57)  hsl(99, 69%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dba239  rgb(219, 162, 57)  hsl(39, 69%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#39dba2  rgb(57, 219, 162)  hsl(159, 69%, 54%)  Caribbean Green