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#A91BDA

#a91bda ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a91bda is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 10.59% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.48% cyan, 87.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 284.61°, with 77.96% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1428

Complementary

  1. #a91bda
  2. #4cda1b

Split complementary

  1. #a91bda
  2. #abda1b
  3. #1bda4a

Analogous

  1. #4a1bda
  2. #a91bda
  3. #da1bab

Triadic

  1. #a91bda
  2. #daa91b
  3. #1bdaa9

Tetradic

  1. #a91bda
  2. #da1b4c
  3. #4cda1b
  4. #1bdaa9

Square

  1. #a91bda
  2. #da4a1b
  3. #4cda1b
  4. #1babda

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0a52
  2. #741396
  3. #a91bda
  4. #c557ea
  5. #dc9bf3

Shades

#a91bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a91bda
  2. #9818c4
  3. #8716ae
  4. #761399
  5. #651083
  6. #550e6d
  7. #440b57
  8. #330841
  9. #22052c
  10. #110316
  11. #000000

Tints

#a91bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a91bda
  2. #b232de
  3. #ba49e1
  4. #c35fe5
  5. #cb76e9
  6. #d48ded
  7. #dda4f0
  8. #e5bbf4
  9. #eed1f8
  10. #f6e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a91bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a91bda
  2. #a525d1
  3. #a12fc8
  4. #9d39bf
  5. #9943b6
  6. #954ead
  7. #9058a4
  8. #8c629b
  9. #886c92
  10. #847689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8855a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a45182 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f4fdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e57d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a642ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a91bda {
  color: #a91bda;
}
Background
.bg-a91bda {
  background-color: #a91bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a91bda {
  border: 2px solid #a91bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a91bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 27 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 78% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a91bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a91bda, #da1bab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a91bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 27 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.99 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.27 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.92 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.02 #56e425 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a91bda  rgb(169, 27, 218)  hsl(285, 78%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#4cda1b  rgb(76, 218, 27)  hsl(105, 78%, 48%)  Lime Green
#daa91b  rgb(218, 169, 27)  hsl(45, 78%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#1bdaa9  rgb(27, 218, 169)  hsl(165, 78%, 48%)  Caribbean Green