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#A331DD

#a331dd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a331dd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 19.22% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.24% cyan, 77.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 279.77°, with 71.67% saturation and 52.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.152

Complementary

  1. #a331dd
  2. #6bdd31

Split complementary

  1. #a331dd
  2. #c1dd31
  3. #31dd4d

Analogous

  1. #4d31dd
  2. #a331dd
  3. #dd31c1

Triadic

  1. #a331dd
  2. #dda331
  3. #31dda3

Tetradic

  1. #a331dd
  2. #dd316b
  3. #6bdd31
  4. #31dda3

Square

  1. #a331dd
  2. #dd4d31
  3. #6bdd31
  4. #31c1dd

Monochromatic

  1. #481164
  2. #771ba6
  3. #a331dd
  4. #c073e8
  5. #deb4f3

Shades

#a331dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a331dd
  2. #932cc7
  3. #8227b1
  4. #72229b
  5. #621d85
  6. #52196f
  7. #411458
  8. #310f42
  9. #210a2c
  10. #100516
  11. #000000

Tints

#a331dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a331dd
  2. #ac46e0
  3. #b55ae4
  4. #bf6fe7
  5. #c883eb
  6. #d198ee
  7. #daadf1
  8. #e3c1f5
  9. #edd6f8
  10. #f6eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a331dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a331dd
  2. #a039d4
  3. #9c41ca
  4. #9949c1
  5. #9551b8
  6. #9259af
  7. #8e60a5
  8. #8b689c
  9. #877093
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865ba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b5c87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d57e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a5cdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e4eb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a331dd {
  color: #a331dd;
}
Background
.bg-a331dd {
  background-color: #a331dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a331dd {
  border: 2px solid #a331dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a331dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 49 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a331dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a331dd, #dd31c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a331dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 49 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.84 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.95 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.39 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.41 #5cce22 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a331dd  rgb(163, 49, 221)  hsl(280, 72%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#6bdd31  rgb(107, 221, 49)  hsl(100, 72%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dda331  rgb(221, 163, 49)  hsl(40, 72%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#31dda3  rgb(49, 221, 163)  hsl(160, 72%, 53%)  Caribbean Green