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#A911BB

#a911bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a911bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 6.67% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.63% cyan, 90.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 293.65°, with 83.33% saturation and 40% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1242

Complementary

  1. #a911bb
  2. #23bb11

Split complementary

  1. #a911bb
  2. #78bb11
  3. #11bb54

Analogous

  1. #5411bb
  2. #a911bb
  3. #bb1178

Triadic

  1. #a911bb
  2. #bba911
  3. #11bba9

Tetradic

  1. #a911bb
  2. #bb1123
  3. #23bb11
  4. #11bba9

Square

  1. #a911bb
  2. #bb5411
  3. #23bb11
  4. #1178bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2a042f
  2. #6a0b75
  3. #a911bb
  4. #d82dec
  5. #e573f2

Shades

#a911bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a911bb
  2. #980fa8
  3. #870e96
  4. #760c83
  5. #650a70
  6. #55095e
  7. #44074b
  8. #330538
  9. #220325
  10. #110213
  11. #000000

Tints

#a911bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a911bb
  2. #b229c2
  3. #ba41c9
  4. #c358cf
  5. #cb70d6
  6. #d488dd
  7. #dda0e4
  8. #e5b8eb
  9. #eecff1
  10. #f6e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a911bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a911bb
  2. #a51cb5
  3. #a127af
  4. #9d32a9
  5. #993da3
  6. #95499e
  7. #905498
  8. #8c5f92
  9. #886a8c
  10. #847586
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854e8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3668b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab3e6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6846bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7652b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa3193 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a911bb {
  color: #a911bb;
}
Background
.bg-a911bb {
  background-color: #a911bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a911bb {
  border: 2px solid #a911bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a911bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 17 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a911bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a911bb, #bb1178);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a911bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 17 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.35 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.92 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.36 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.93 #56ee44 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a911bb  rgb(169, 17, 187)  hsl(294, 83%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#23bb11  rgb(35, 187, 17)  hsl(114, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bba911  rgb(187, 169, 17)  hsl(54, 83%, 40%)  Brass
#11bba9  rgb(17, 187, 169)  hsl(174, 83%, 40%)  Light Sea Green