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#A91ADE

#a91ade ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a91ade is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 10.2% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.87% cyan, 88.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 283.78°, with 79.03% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1445

Complementary

  1. #a91ade
  2. #4fde1a

Split complementary

  1. #a91ade
  2. #b1de1a
  3. #1ade47

Analogous

  1. #471ade
  2. #a91ade
  3. #de1ab1

Triadic

  1. #a91ade
  2. #dea91a
  3. #1adea9

Tetradic

  1. #a91ade
  2. #de1a4f
  3. #4fde1a
  4. #1adea9

Square

  1. #a91ade
  2. #de471a
  3. #4fde1a
  4. #1ab1de

Monochromatic

  1. #410a55
  2. #75129a
  3. #a91ade
  4. #c459ec
  5. #dc9df4

Shades

#a91ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a91ade
  2. #9817c8
  3. #8715b2
  4. #76129b
  5. #651085
  6. #550d6f
  7. #440a59
  8. #330843
  9. #22052c
  10. #110316
  11. #000000

Tints

#a91ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a91ade
  2. #b231e1
  3. #ba48e5
  4. #c35fe8
  5. #cb76eb
  6. #d48def
  7. #dda3f2
  8. #e5baf5
  9. #eed1f8
  10. #f6e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a91ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a91ade
  2. #a524d5
  3. #a12ecb
  4. #9d39c2
  5. #9943b8
  6. #954daf
  7. #9057a6
  8. #8c619c
  9. #886c93
  10. #847689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8855a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a35384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e50e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d57dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a543af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a91ade {
  color: #a91ade;
}
Background
.bg-a91ade {
  background-color: #a91ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a91ade {
  border: 2px solid #a91ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a91ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 26 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 79% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a91ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a91ade, #de1ab1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a91ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 26 222 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.49 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.07 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.54 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.08 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.36 #56e521 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a91ade  rgb(169, 26, 222)  hsl(284, 79%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#4fde1a  rgb(79, 222, 26)  hsl(104, 79%, 49%)  Lime Green
#dea91a  rgb(222, 169, 26)  hsl(44, 79%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#1adea9  rgb(26, 222, 169)  hsl(164, 79%, 49%)  Caribbean Green