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#A337DB

#a337db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a337db is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 21.57% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.57% cyan, 74.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 279.51°, with 69.49% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1563

Complementary

  1. #a337db
  2. #6fdb37

Split complementary

  1. #a337db
  2. #c1db37
  3. #37db51

Analogous

  1. #5137db
  2. #a337db
  3. #db37c1

Triadic

  1. #a337db
  2. #dba337
  3. #37dba3

Tetradic

  1. #a337db
  2. #db376f
  3. #6fdb37
  4. #37dba3

Square

  1. #a337db
  2. #db5137
  3. #6fdb37
  4. #37c1db

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1267
  2. #791ea7
  3. #a337db
  4. #c178e7
  5. #dfb9f2

Shades

#a337db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a337db
  2. #9332c5
  3. #822caf
  4. #722799
  5. #622183
  6. #521c6e
  7. #411658
  8. #311142
  9. #210b2c
  10. #100616
  11. #000000

Tints

#a337db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a337db
  2. #ac4bdf
  3. #b55fe2
  4. #bf73e6
  5. #c887e9
  6. #d19bed
  7. #daaff1
  8. #e3c3f4
  9. #edd7f8
  10. #f6ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a337db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a337db
  2. #a03ed2
  3. #9c46c9
  4. #994dc0
  5. #9554b7
  6. #925cae
  7. #8e63a4
  8. #8b6a9b
  9. #877192
  10. #847989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865da5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1270d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c5e87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6059de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c5ed9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f51af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a337db {
  color: #a337db;
}
Background
.bg-a337db {
  background-color: #a337db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a337db {
  border: 2px solid #a337db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a337db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 55 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a337db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a337db, #db37c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a337db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 55 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.09 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.43 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.64 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.05 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.86 #5cc824 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a337db  rgb(163, 55, 219)  hsl(280, 69%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#6fdb37  rgb(111, 219, 55)  hsl(100, 69%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dba337  rgb(219, 163, 55)  hsl(40, 69%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#37dba3  rgb(55, 219, 163)  hsl(160, 69%, 54%)  Caribbean Green