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#A33CCB

#a33ccb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a33ccb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 23.53% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.7% cyan, 70.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 283.22°, with 57.89% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1533

Complementary

  1. #a33ccb
  2. #64cb3c

Split complementary

  1. #a33ccb
  2. #abcb3c
  3. #3ccb5c

Analogous

  1. #5c3ccb
  2. #a33ccb
  3. #cb3cab

Triadic

  1. #a33ccb
  2. #cba33c
  3. #3ccba3

Tetradic

  1. #a33ccb
  2. #cb3c64
  3. #64cb3c
  4. #3ccba3

Square

  1. #a33ccb
  2. #cb5c3c
  3. #64cb3c
  4. #3cabcb

Monochromatic

  1. #451757
  2. #752793
  3. #a33ccb
  4. #c078db
  5. #dcb5eb

Shades

#a33ccb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a33ccb
  2. #9336b7
  3. #8230a2
  4. #722a8e
  5. #62247a
  6. #521e66
  7. #411851
  8. #31123d
  9. #210c29
  10. #100614
  11. #000000

Tints

#a33ccb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a33ccb
  2. #ac50d0
  3. #b563d5
  4. #bf77db
  5. #c88ae0
  6. #d19ee5
  7. #dab1ea
  8. #e3c5ef
  9. #edd8f5
  10. #f6ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a33ccb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a33ccb
  2. #a043c4
  3. #9c4abc
  4. #9950b5
  5. #9557ad
  6. #925ea6
  7. #8e659e
  8. #8b6c97
  9. #87728f
  10. #847988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 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 #3670c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a05a80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6759cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725fc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a14fa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a33ccb {
  color: #a33ccb;
}
Background
.bg-a33ccb {
  background-color: #a33ccb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a33ccb {
  border: 2px solid #a33ccb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a33ccb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 60 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 58% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a33ccb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a33ccb, #cb3cab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a33ccb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 60 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.96 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.79 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.92 #5cc334 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a33ccb  rgb(163, 60, 203)  hsl(283, 58%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#64cb3c  rgb(100, 203, 60)  hsl(103, 58%, 52%)  Lime Green
#cba33c  rgb(203, 163, 60)  hsl(43, 58%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#3ccba3  rgb(60, 203, 163)  hsl(163, 58%, 52%)  Caribbean Green