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#A91EE3

#a91ee3 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a91ee3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 11.76% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.55% cyan, 86.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 282.34°, with 77.87% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1491

Complementary

  1. #a91ee3
  2. #58e31e

Split complementary

  1. #a91ee3
  2. #bae31e
  3. #1ee347

Analogous

  1. #471ee3
  2. #a91ee3
  3. #e31eba

Triadic

  1. #a91ee3
  2. #e3a91e
  3. #1ee3a9

Tetradic

  1. #a91ee3
  2. #e31e58
  3. #58e31e
  4. #1ee3a9

Square

  1. #a91ee3
  2. #e3471e
  3. #58e31e
  4. #1ebae3

Monochromatic

  1. #450c5c
  2. #7714a1
  3. #a91ee3
  4. #c362eb
  5. #dda6f4

Shades

#a91ee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a91ee3
  2. #981bcc
  3. #8718b6
  4. #76159f
  5. #651288
  6. #550f72
  7. #440c5b
  8. #330944
  9. #22062d
  10. #110317
  11. #000000

Tints

#a91ee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a91ee3
  2. #b235e6
  3. #ba4be9
  4. #c362eb
  5. #cb78ee
  6. #d48ff1
  7. #dda5f4
  8. #e5bcf7
  9. #eed2f9
  10. #f6e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a91ee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a91ee3
  2. #a528d9
  3. #a132cf
  4. #9d3bc5
  5. #9945bb
  6. #954fb2
  7. #9059a8
  8. #8c639e
  9. #886c94
  10. #84768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8857a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006edf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a25788 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d52e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b59e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a546b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a91ee3 {
  color: #a91ee3;
}
Background
.bg-a91ee3 {
  background-color: #a91ee3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a91ee3 {
  border: 2px solid #a91ee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a91ee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 30 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 78% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a91ee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a91ee3, #e31eba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a91ee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 30 227 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.98 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.45 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.79 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.61 #56e11c Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a91ee3  rgb(169, 30, 227)  hsl(282, 78%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#58e31e  rgb(88, 227, 30)  hsl(102, 78%, 50%)  Neon Green
#e3a91e  rgb(227, 169, 30)  hsl(42, 78%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#1ee3a9  rgb(30, 227, 169)  hsl(162, 78%, 50%)  Caribbean Green