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#A91CDA

#a91cda ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a91cda is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 10.98% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.48% cyan, 87.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 284.53°, with 77.24% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1433

Complementary

  1. #a91cda
  2. #4dda1c

Split complementary

  1. #a91cda
  2. #acda1c
  3. #1cda4a

Analogous

  1. #4a1cda
  2. #a91cda
  3. #da1cac

Triadic

  1. #a91cda
  2. #daa91c
  3. #1cdaa9

Tetradic

  1. #a91cda
  2. #da1c4d
  3. #4dda1c
  4. #1cdaa9

Square

  1. #a91cda
  2. #da4a1c
  3. #4dda1c
  4. #1cacda

Monochromatic

  1. #400b52
  2. #741396
  3. #a91cda
  4. #c459ea
  5. #dc9df2

Shades

#a91cda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a91cda
  2. #9819c4
  3. #8716ae
  4. #761499
  5. #651183
  6. #550e6d
  7. #440b57
  8. #330841
  9. #22062c
  10. #110316
  11. #000000

Tints

#a91cda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a91cda
  2. #b233de
  3. #ba49e1
  4. #c360e5
  5. #cb77e9
  6. #d48eed
  7. #dda4f0
  8. #e5bbf4
  9. #eed2f8
  10. #f6e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a91cda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a91cda
  2. #a526d1
  3. #a130c8
  4. #9d3abf
  5. #9944b6
  6. #954ead
  7. #9058a4
  8. #8c629b
  9. #886c92
  10. #847689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 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 #604fdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e57d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a642ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a91cda {
  color: #a91cda;
}
Background
.bg-a91cda {
  background-color: #a91cda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a91cda {
  border: 2px solid #a91cda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a91cda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 28 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a91cda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a91cda, #da1cac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a91cda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 28 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.95 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.88 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.97 #56e325 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a91cda  rgb(169, 28, 218)  hsl(285, 77%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#4dda1c  rgb(77, 218, 28)  hsl(105, 77%, 48%)  Lime Green
#daa91c  rgb(218, 169, 28)  hsl(45, 77%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#1cdaa9  rgb(28, 218, 169)  hsl(165, 77%, 48%)  Caribbean Green