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#A33BCB

#a33bcb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a33bcb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 23.14% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.7% cyan, 70.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 283.33°, with 58.06% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1523

Complementary

  1. #a33bcb
  2. #63cb3b

Split complementary

  1. #a33bcb
  2. #abcb3b
  3. #3bcb5b

Analogous

  1. #5b3bcb
  2. #a33bcb
  3. #cb3bab

Triadic

  1. #a33bcb
  2. #cba33b
  3. #3bcba3

Tetradic

  1. #a33bcb
  2. #cb3b63
  3. #63cb3b
  4. #3bcba3

Square

  1. #a33bcb
  2. #cb5b3b
  3. #63cb3b
  4. #3babcb

Monochromatic

  1. #451756
  2. #752793
  3. #a33bcb
  4. #bf77db
  5. #dcb4eb

Shades

#a33bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a33bcb
  2. #9335b7
  3. #822fa2
  4. #72298e
  5. #62237a
  6. #521e66
  7. #411851
  8. #31123d
  9. #210c29
  10. #100614
  11. #000000

Tints

#a33bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a33bcb
  2. #ac4fd0
  3. #b562d5
  4. #bf76db
  5. #c889e0
  6. #d19de5
  7. #dab1ea
  8. #e3c4ef
  9. #edd8f5
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a33bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a33bcb
  2. #a042c4
  3. #9c49bc
  4. #9950b5
  5. #9557ad
  6. #925ea6
  7. #8e649e
  8. #8b6b97
  9. #87728f
  10. #847988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865d9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #356fc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0597f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6659cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725fc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a14fa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a33bcb {
  color: #a33bcb;
}
Background
.bg-a33bcb {
  background-color: #a33bcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a33bcb {
  border: 2px solid #a33bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a33bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 59 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a33bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a33bcb, #cb3bab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a33bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 59 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.70 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.05 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.06 #5cc434 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a33bcb  rgb(163, 59, 203)  hsl(283, 58%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#63cb3b  rgb(99, 203, 59)  hsl(103, 58%, 51%)  Lime Green
#cba33b  rgb(203, 163, 59)  hsl(43, 58%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#3bcba3  rgb(59, 203, 163)  hsl(163, 58%, 51%)  Caribbean Green