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#A337DF

#a337df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a337df 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.91% cyan, 75.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 278.57°, with 72.41% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1585

Complementary

  1. #a337df
  2. #73df37

Split complementary

  1. #a337df
  2. #c7df37
  3. #37df4f

Analogous

  1. #4f37df
  2. #a337df
  3. #df37c7

Triadic

  1. #a337df
  2. #dfa337
  3. #37dfa3

Tetradic

  1. #a337df
  2. #df3773
  3. #73df37
  4. #37dfa3

Square

  1. #a337df
  2. #df4f37
  3. #73df37
  4. #37c7df

Monochromatic

  1. #4b116c
  2. #7a1cae
  3. #a337df
  4. #c179ea
  5. #e0bbf4

Shades

#a337df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a337df
  2. #9332c9
  3. #822cb2
  4. #72279c
  5. #622186
  6. #521c70
  7. #411659
  8. #311143
  9. #210b2d
  10. #100616
  11. #000000

Tints

#a337df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a337df
  2. #ac4be2
  3. #b55fe5
  4. #bf73e9
  5. #c887ec
  6. #d19bef
  7. #daaff2
  8. #e3c3f5
  9. #edd7f9
  10. #f6ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a337df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a337df
  2. #a03ed6
  3. #9c46cc
  4. #994dc3
  5. #9554b9
  6. #925cb0
  7. #8e63a6
  8. #8b6a9d
  9. #877193
  10. #84798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875da8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a608a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f5ae2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b5fdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e52b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a337df {
  color: #a337df;
}
Background
.bg-a337df {
  background-color: #a337df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a337df {
  border: 2px solid #a337df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a337df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 55 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a337df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a337df, #df37c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a337df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 55 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.07 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.30 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.78 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.31 #5cc820 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a337df  rgb(163, 55, 223)  hsl(279, 72%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#73df37  rgb(115, 223, 55)  hsl(99, 72%, 55%)  Lime Green
#dfa337  rgb(223, 163, 55)  hsl(39, 72%, 55%)  Marigold
#37dfa3  rgb(55, 223, 163)  hsl(159, 72%, 55%)  Caribbean Green