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#A522DA

#a522da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a522da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 13.33% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.31% cyan, 84.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 282.72°, with 73.02% saturation and 49.41% 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 2.48.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1421

Complementary

  1. #a522da
  2. #57da22

Split complementary

  1. #a522da
  2. #b3da22
  3. #22da49

Analogous

  1. #4922da
  2. #a522da
  3. #da22b3

Triadic

  1. #a522da
  2. #daa522
  3. #22daa5

Tetradic

  1. #a522da
  2. #da2257
  3. #57da22
  4. #22daa5

Square

  1. #a522da
  2. #da4922
  3. #57da22
  4. #22b3da

Monochromatic

  1. #410d56
  2. #731898
  3. #a522da
  4. #c062e7
  5. #dba4f1

Shades

#a522da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a522da
  2. #951fc4
  3. #841bae
  4. #741899
  5. #631483
  6. #53116d
  7. #420e57
  8. #320a41
  9. #21072c
  10. #110316
  11. #000000

Tints

#a522da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a522da
  2. #ae38de
  3. #b74ee1
  4. #c064e5
  5. #c97ae9
  6. #d291ed
  7. #dba7f0
  8. #e4bdf4
  9. #edd3f8
  10. #f6e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a522da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a522da
  2. #a12bd1
  3. #9e35c8
  4. #9a3ebf
  5. #9648b6
  6. #9351ad
  7. #8f5aa4
  8. #8b649b
  9. #876d92
  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 #8555a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f5483 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d51dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b57d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a145ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a522da {
  color: #a522da;
}
Background
.bg-a522da {
  background-color: #a522da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a522da {
  border: 2px solid #a522da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a522da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 34 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 73% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a522da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a522da, #da22b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a522da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 34 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.48 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.76 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.12 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.13 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.89 #5add25 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a522da  rgb(165, 34, 218)  hsl(283, 73%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#57da22  rgb(87, 218, 34)  hsl(103, 73%, 49%)  Lime Green
#daa522  rgb(218, 165, 34)  hsl(43, 73%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#22daa5  rgb(34, 218, 165)  hsl(163, 73%, 49%)  Caribbean Green