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#A911CB

#a911cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a911cb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.75% cyan, 91.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 289.03°, with 84.55% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1315

Complementary

  1. #a911cb
  2. #33cb11

Split complementary

  1. #a911cb
  2. #90cb11
  3. #11cb4c

Analogous

  1. #4c11cb
  2. #a911cb
  3. #cb1190

Triadic

  1. #a911cb
  2. #cba911
  3. #11cba9

Tetradic

  1. #a911cb
  2. #cb1133
  3. #33cb11
  4. #11cba9

Square

  1. #a911cb
  2. #cb4c11
  3. #33cb11
  4. #1190cb

Monochromatic

  1. #33053e
  2. #6e0b84
  3. #a911cb
  4. #ce3aef
  5. #df81f4

Shades

#a911cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a911cb
  2. #980fb7
  3. #870ea2
  4. #760c8e
  5. #650a7a
  6. #550966
  7. #440751
  8. #33053d
  9. #220329
  10. #110214
  11. #000000

Tints

#a911cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a911cb
  2. #b229d0
  3. #ba41d5
  4. #c358db
  5. #cb70e0
  6. #d488e5
  7. #dda0ea
  8. #e5b8ef
  9. #eecff5
  10. #f6e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a911cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a911cb
  2. #a51cc4
  3. #a127bc
  4. #9d32b5
  5. #993dad
  6. #9549a6
  7. #90549e
  8. #8c5f97
  9. #886a8f
  10. #847588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865099 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #206ac7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a84778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #634ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7254c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a838a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a911cb {
  color: #a911cb;
}
Background
.bg-a911cb {
  background-color: #a911cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a911cb {
  border: 2px solid #a911cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a911cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 17 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 85% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a911cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a911cb, #cb1190);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a911cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 17 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.29 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.46 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.94 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.04 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.54 #56ee34 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a911cb  rgb(169, 17, 203)  hsl(289, 85%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#33cb11  rgb(51, 203, 17)  hsl(109, 85%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cba911  rgb(203, 169, 17)  hsl(49, 85%, 43%)  Metallic Gold
#11cba9  rgb(17, 203, 169)  hsl(169, 85%, 43%)  Caribbean Green