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#A91CDF

#a91cdf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a91cdf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 10.98% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.22% cyan, 87.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 283.38°, with 77.69% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1459

Complementary

  1. #a91cdf
  2. #52df1c

Split complementary

  1. #a91cdf
  2. #b4df1c
  3. #1cdf47

Analogous

  1. #471cdf
  2. #a91cdf
  3. #df1cb4

Triadic

  1. #a91cdf
  2. #dfa91c
  3. #1cdfa9

Tetradic

  1. #a91cdf
  2. #df1c52
  3. #52df1c
  4. #1cdfa9

Square

  1. #a91cdf
  2. #df471c
  3. #52df1c
  4. #1cb4df

Monochromatic

  1. #420b57
  2. #75139b
  3. #a91cdf
  4. #c35deb
  5. #dca1f3

Shades

#a91cdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a91cdf
  2. #9819c9
  3. #8716b2
  4. #76149c
  5. #651186
  6. #550e70
  7. #440b59
  8. #330843
  9. #22062d
  10. #110316
  11. #000000

Tints

#a91cdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a91cdf
  2. #b233e2
  3. #ba49e5
  4. #c360e9
  5. #cb77ec
  6. #d48eef
  7. #dda4f2
  8. #e5bbf5
  9. #eed2f9
  10. #f6e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a91cdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a91cdf
  2. #a526d6
  3. #a130cc
  4. #9d3ac3
  5. #9944b9
  6. #954eb0
  7. #9058a6
  8. #8c629d
  9. #886c93
  10. #84768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8856a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a35485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e51e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c58dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a544b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a91cdf {
  color: #a91cdf;
}
Background
.bg-a91cdf {
  background-color: #a91cdf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a91cdf {
  border: 2px solid #a91cdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a91cdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 28 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a91cdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a91cdf, #df1cb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a91cdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 28 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.06 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.10 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.04 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.36 #56e320 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a91cdf  rgb(169, 28, 223)  hsl(283, 78%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#52df1c  rgb(82, 223, 28)  hsl(103, 78%, 49%)  Lime Green
#dfa91c  rgb(223, 169, 28)  hsl(43, 78%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#1cdfa9  rgb(28, 223, 169)  hsl(163, 78%, 49%)  Caribbean Green