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#A421DD

#a421dd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a421dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 12.94% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.79% cyan, 85.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 281.81°, with 74.02% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.142

Complementary

  1. #a421dd
  2. #5add21

Split complementary

  1. #a421dd
  2. #b8dd21
  3. #21dd46

Analogous

  1. #4621dd
  2. #a421dd
  3. #dd21b8

Triadic

  1. #a421dd
  2. #dda421
  3. #21dda4

Tetradic

  1. #a421dd
  2. #dd215a
  3. #5add21
  4. #21dda4

Square

  1. #a421dd
  2. #dd4621
  3. #5add21
  4. #21b8dd

Monochromatic

  1. #410d58
  2. #73179a
  3. #a421dd
  4. #bf63e8
  5. #daa5f2

Shades

#a421dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a421dd
  2. #941ec7
  3. #831ab1
  4. #73179b
  5. #621485
  6. #52116f
  7. #420d58
  8. #310a42
  9. #21072c
  10. #100316
  11. #000000

Tints

#a421dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a421dd
  2. #ad37e0
  3. #b64de4
  4. #bf64e7
  5. #c87aeb
  6. #d290ee
  7. #dba6f1
  8. #e4bcf5
  9. #edd3f8
  10. #f6e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a421dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a421dd
  2. #a02bd4
  3. #9d34ca
  4. #993ec1
  5. #9647b8
  6. #9251af
  7. #8e5aa5
  8. #8b649c
  9. #876d93
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8555a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d5584 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a51e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6857db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a046af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a421dd {
  color: #a421dd;
}
Background
.bg-a421dd {
  background-color: #a421dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a421dd {
  border: 2px solid #a421dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a421dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 33 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a421dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a421dd, #dd21b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a421dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 33 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.31 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.35 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.52 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.68 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.99 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.24 #5bde22 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a421dd  rgb(164, 33, 221)  hsl(282, 74%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5add21  rgb(90, 221, 33)  hsl(102, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dda421  rgb(221, 164, 33)  hsl(42, 74%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#21dda4  rgb(33, 221, 164)  hsl(162, 74%, 50%)  Caribbean Green