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#A331D2

#a331d2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a331d2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.38% cyan, 76.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 282.48°, with 64.14% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1464

Complementary

  1. #a331d2
  2. #60d231

Split complementary

  1. #a331d2
  2. #b1d231
  3. #31d252

Analogous

  1. #5231d2
  2. #a331d2
  3. #d231b1

Triadic

  1. #a331d2
  2. #d2a331
  3. #31d2a3

Tetradic

  1. #a331d2
  2. #d23160
  3. #60d231
  4. #31d2a3

Square

  1. #a331d2
  2. #d25231
  3. #60d231
  4. #31b1d2

Monochromatic

  1. #431357
  2. #742196
  3. #a331d2
  4. #bf70e0
  5. #dbafed

Shades

#a331d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a331d2
  2. #932cbd
  3. #8227a8
  4. #722293
  5. #621d7e
  6. #521969
  7. #411454
  8. #310f3f
  9. #210a2a
  10. #100515
  11. #000000

Tints

#a331d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a331d2
  2. #ac46d7
  3. #b55adb
  4. #bf6fe0
  5. #c883e4
  6. #d198e9
  7. #daaded
  8. #e3c1f2
  9. #edd6f6
  10. #f6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a331d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a331d2
  2. #a039ca
  3. #9c41c2
  4. #9949b9
  5. #9551b1
  6. #9259a9
  7. #8e60a1
  8. #8b6899
  9. #877090
  10. #847888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85599f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f6dcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e5781 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6155d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e5bd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a04aa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a331d2 {
  color: #a331d2;
}
Background
.bg-a331d2 {
  background-color: #a331d2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a331d2 {
  border: 2px solid #a331d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a331d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 49 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 64% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a331d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a331d2, #d231b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a331d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 49 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.05 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.64 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.39 #5cce2d Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a331d2  rgb(163, 49, 210)  hsl(282, 64%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#60d231  rgb(96, 210, 49)  hsl(102, 64%, 51%)  Lime Green
#d2a331  rgb(210, 163, 49)  hsl(42, 64%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#31d2a3  rgb(49, 210, 163)  hsl(162, 64%, 51%)  Caribbean Green