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#A522DE

#a522de ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a522de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.68% cyan, 84.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 281.81°, with 74.02% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1442

Complementary

  1. #a522de
  2. #5bde22

Split complementary

  1. #a522de
  2. #b9de22
  3. #22de47

Analogous

  1. #4722de
  2. #a522de
  3. #de22b9

Triadic

  1. #a522de
  2. #dea522
  3. #22dea5

Tetradic

  1. #a522de
  2. #de225b
  3. #5bde22
  4. #22dea5

Square

  1. #a522de
  2. #de4722
  3. #5bde22
  4. #22b9de

Monochromatic

  1. #430d5a
  2. #74179c
  3. #a522de
  4. #c065e8
  5. #dba7f2

Shades

#a522de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a522de
  2. #951fc8
  3. #841bb2
  4. #74189b
  5. #631485
  6. #53116f
  7. #420e59
  8. #320a43
  9. #21072c
  10. #110316
  11. #000000

Tints

#a522de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a522de
  2. #ae38e1
  3. #b74ee5
  4. #c064e8
  5. #c97aeb
  6. #d291ef
  7. #dba7f2
  8. #e4bdf5
  9. #edd3f8
  10. #f6e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a522de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a522de
  2. #a12bd5
  3. #9e35cb
  4. #9a3ec2
  5. #9648b8
  6. #9351af
  7. #8f5aa6
  8. #8b649c
  9. #876d93
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8656a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e5685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b51e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6958dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a147b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a522de {
  color: #a522de;
}
Background
.bg-a522de {
  background-color: #a522de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a522de {
  border: 2px solid #a522de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a522de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 34 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a522de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a522de, #de22b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a522de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 34 222 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.27 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.51 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.81 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.73 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.75 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.21 #5add21 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a522de  rgb(165, 34, 222)  hsl(282, 74%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5bde22  rgb(91, 222, 34)  hsl(102, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dea522  rgb(222, 165, 34)  hsl(42, 74%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#22dea5  rgb(34, 222, 165)  hsl(162, 74%, 50%)  Caribbean Green