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#A331CF

#a331cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a331cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.26% cyan, 76.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 283.29°, with 62.2% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.39:1 (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 luminance0.1449

Complementary

  1. #a331cf
  2. #5dcf31

Split complementary

  1. #a331cf
  2. #accf31
  3. #31cf54

Analogous

  1. #5431cf
  2. #a331cf
  3. #cf31ac

Triadic

  1. #a331cf
  2. #cfa331
  3. #31cfa3

Tetradic

  1. #a331cf
  2. #cf315d
  3. #5dcf31
  4. #31cfa3

Square

  1. #a331cf
  2. #cf5431
  3. #5dcf31
  4. #31accf

Monochromatic

  1. #421354
  2. #722292
  3. #a331cf
  4. #bf6fdd
  5. #daadec

Shades

#a331cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a331cf
  2. #932cba
  3. #8227a6
  4. #722291
  5. #621d7c
  6. #521968
  7. #411453
  8. #310f3e
  9. #210a29
  10. #100515
  11. #000000

Tints

#a331cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a331cf
  2. #ac46d4
  3. #b55ad9
  4. #bf6fdd
  5. #c883e2
  6. #d198e7
  7. #daadec
  8. #e3c1f1
  9. #edd6f5
  10. #f6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a331cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a331cf
  2. #a039c7
  3. #9c41bf
  4. #9949b7
  5. #9551af
  6. #9259a8
  7. #8e60a0
  8. #8b6898
  9. #877090
  10. #847888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85599d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #256dcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f567f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6254d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f5bcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a149a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a331cf {
  color: #a331cf;
}
Background
.bg-a331cf {
  background-color: #a331cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a331cf {
  border: 2px solid #a331cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a331cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 49 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a331cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a331cf, #cf31ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a331cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 49 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.43 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.03 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.71 #5cce30 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a331cf  rgb(163, 49, 207)  hsl(283, 62%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5dcf31  rgb(93, 207, 49)  hsl(103, 62%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cfa331  rgb(207, 163, 49)  hsl(43, 62%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#31cfa3  rgb(49, 207, 163)  hsl(163, 62%, 50%)  Caribbean Green