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#A331CA

#a331ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a331ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 19.22% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.31% cyan, 75.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 284.71°, with 60.96% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.96.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1425

Complementary

  1. #a331ca
  2. #58ca31

Split complementary

  1. #a331ca
  2. #a5ca31
  3. #31ca57

Analogous

  1. #5731ca
  2. #a331ca
  3. #ca31a5

Triadic

  1. #a331ca
  2. #caa331
  3. #31caa3

Tetradic

  1. #a331ca
  2. #ca3158
  3. #58ca31
  4. #31caa3

Square

  1. #a331ca
  2. #ca5731
  3. #58ca31
  4. #31a5ca

Monochromatic

  1. #40134f
  2. #71228c
  3. #a331ca
  4. #bf6cdb
  5. #daaaea

Shades

#a331ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a331ca
  2. #932cb6
  3. #8227a2
  4. #72228d
  5. #621d79
  6. #521965
  7. #411451
  8. #310f3d
  9. #210a28
  10. #100514
  11. #000000

Tints

#a331ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a331ca
  2. #ac46cf
  3. #b55ad5
  4. #bf6fda
  5. #c883df
  6. #d198e5
  7. #daadea
  8. #e3c1ef
  9. #edd6f4
  10. #f6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a331ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a331ca
  2. #a039c3
  3. #9c41bb
  4. #9949b4
  5. #9551ac
  6. #9259a5
  7. #8e609e
  8. #8b6896
  9. #87708f
  10. #847887
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84589a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d6cc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0537c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6453cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #705ac8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a148a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a331ca {
  color: #a331ca;
}
Background
.bg-a331ca {
  background-color: #a331ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a331ca {
  border: 2px solid #a331ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a331ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 49 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 61% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a331ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a331ca, #ca31a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a331ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 49 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.09 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.56 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.29 #5cce35 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a331ca  rgb(163, 49, 202)  hsl(285, 61%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#58ca31  rgb(88, 202, 49)  hsl(105, 61%, 49%)  Lime Green
#caa331  rgb(202, 163, 49)  hsl(45, 61%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#31caa3  rgb(49, 202, 163)  hsl(165, 61%, 49%)  Caribbean Green