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#A331DB

#a331db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a331db 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.57% cyan, 77.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 280.24°, with 70.25% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.151

Complementary

  1. #a331db
  2. #69db31

Split complementary

  1. #a331db
  2. #bedb31
  3. #31db4e

Analogous

  1. #4e31db
  2. #a331db
  3. #db31be

Triadic

  1. #a331db
  2. #dba331
  3. #31dba3

Tetradic

  1. #a331db
  2. #db3169
  3. #69db31
  4. #31dba3

Square

  1. #a331db
  2. #db4e31
  3. #69db31
  4. #31bedb

Monochromatic

  1. #471162
  2. #771ca3
  3. #a331db
  4. #c072e6
  5. #ddb3f2

Shades

#a331db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a331db
  2. #932cc5
  3. #8227af
  4. #722299
  5. #621d83
  6. #52196e
  7. #411458
  8. #310f42
  9. #210a2c
  10. #100516
  11. #000000

Tints

#a331db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a331db
  2. #ac46df
  3. #b55ae2
  4. #bf6fe6
  5. #c883e9
  6. #d198ed
  7. #daadf1
  8. #e3c1f4
  9. #edd6f8
  10. #f6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a331db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a331db
  2. #a039d2
  3. #9c41c9
  4. #9949c0
  5. #9551b7
  6. #9259ae
  7. #8e60a4
  8. #8b689b
  9. #877092
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865aa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ed8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c5b86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e56de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b5cd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f4daf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a331db {
  color: #a331db;
}
Background
.bg-a331db {
  background-color: #a331db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a331db {
  border: 2px solid #a331db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a331db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 49 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 70% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a331db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a331db, #db31be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a331db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 49 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.72 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.85 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.20 #5cce24 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a331db  rgb(163, 49, 219)  hsl(280, 70%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#69db31  rgb(105, 219, 49)  hsl(100, 70%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dba331  rgb(219, 163, 49)  hsl(40, 70%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#31dba3  rgb(49, 219, 163)  hsl(160, 70%, 53%)  Caribbean Green