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#A331CE

#a331ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a331ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.87% cyan, 76.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 283.57°, with 61.57% saturation and 50% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1444

Complementary

  1. #a331ce
  2. #5cce31

Split complementary

  1. #a331ce
  2. #aace31
  3. #31ce55

Analogous

  1. #5531ce
  2. #a331ce
  3. #ce31aa

Triadic

  1. #a331ce
  2. #cea331
  3. #31cea3

Tetradic

  1. #a331ce
  2. #ce315c
  3. #5cce31
  4. #31cea3

Square

  1. #a331ce
  2. #ce5531
  3. #5cce31
  4. #31aace

Monochromatic

  1. #411452
  2. #722290
  3. #a331ce
  4. #bf6fdd
  5. #daadeb

Shades

#a331ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a331ce
  2. #932cb9
  3. #8227a5
  4. #722290
  5. #621d7c
  6. #521967
  7. #411452
  8. #310f3e
  9. #210a29
  10. #100515
  11. #000000

Tints

#a331ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a331ce
  2. #ac46d3
  3. #b55ad8
  4. #bf6fdd
  5. #c883e2
  6. #d198e7
  7. #daadeb
  8. #e3c1f0
  9. #edd6f5
  10. #f6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a331ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a331ce
  2. #a039c6
  3. #9c41be
  4. #9949b7
  5. #9551af
  6. #9259a7
  7. #8e609f
  8. #8b6897
  9. #877090
  10. #847888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85599c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #276dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f557f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6354d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f5bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a149a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a331ce {
  color: #a331ce;
}
Background
.bg-a331ce {
  background-color: #a331ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a331ce {
  border: 2px solid #a331ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a331ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 49 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a331ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a331ce, #ce31aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a331ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 49 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.64 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.09 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.82 #5cce31 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a331ce  rgb(163, 49, 206)  hsl(284, 62%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5cce31  rgb(92, 206, 49)  hsl(104, 62%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cea331  rgb(206, 163, 49)  hsl(44, 62%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#31cea3  rgb(49, 206, 163)  hsl(164, 62%, 50%)  Caribbean Green