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#A326DB

#a326db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a326db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 14.9% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.57% cyan, 82.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 281.44°, with 71.54% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1429

Complementary

  1. #a326db
  2. #5edb26

Split complementary

  1. #a326db
  2. #b8db26
  3. #26db49

Analogous

  1. #4926db
  2. #a326db
  3. #db26b8

Triadic

  1. #a326db
  2. #dba326
  3. #26dba3

Tetradic

  1. #a326db
  2. #db265e
  3. #5edb26
  4. #26dba3

Square

  1. #a326db
  2. #db4926
  3. #5edb26
  4. #26b8db

Monochromatic

  1. #420f59
  2. #731a9b
  3. #a326db
  4. #bf68e6
  5. #dba9f1

Shades

#a326db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a326db
  2. #9322c5
  3. #821eaf
  4. #721b99
  5. #621783
  6. #52136e
  7. #410f58
  8. #310b42
  9. #21082c
  10. #100416
  11. #000000

Tints

#a326db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a326db
  2. #ac3cdf
  3. #b551e2
  4. #bf67e6
  5. #c87de9
  6. #d193ed
  7. #daa8f1
  8. #e3bef4
  9. #edd4f8
  10. #f6e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a326db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a326db
  2. #a02fd2
  3. #9c38c9
  4. #9941c0
  5. #954ab7
  6. #9253ae
  7. #8e5ca4
  8. #8b659b
  9. #876e92
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8456a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c5684 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b52de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6958d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f48ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a326db {
  color: #a326db;
}
Background
.bg-a326db {
  background-color: #a326db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a326db {
  border: 2px solid #a326db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a326db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 38 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a326db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a326db, #db26b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a326db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 38 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.36 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.57 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.68 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.92 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.10 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.86 #5cd924 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a326db  rgb(163, 38, 219)  hsl(281, 72%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5edb26  rgb(94, 219, 38)  hsl(101, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dba326  rgb(219, 163, 38)  hsl(41, 72%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#26dba3  rgb(38, 219, 163)  hsl(161, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green