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#A91FDB

#a91fdb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a91fdb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 12.16% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.83% cyan, 85.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 284.04°, with 75.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1453

Complementary

  1. #a91fdb
  2. #51db1f

Split complementary

  1. #a91fdb
  2. #afdb1f
  3. #1fdb4b

Analogous

  1. #4b1fdb
  2. #a91fdb
  3. #db1faf

Triadic

  1. #a91fdb
  2. #dba91f
  3. #1fdba9

Tetradic

  1. #a91fdb
  2. #db1f51
  3. #51db1f
  4. #1fdba9

Square

  1. #a91fdb
  2. #db4b1f
  3. #51db1f
  4. #1fafdb

Monochromatic

  1. #420c55
  2. #751698
  3. #a91fdb
  4. #c45ee8
  5. #dca1f2

Shades

#a91fdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a91fdb
  2. #981cc5
  3. #8719af
  4. #761699
  5. #651383
  6. #55106e
  7. #440c58
  8. #330942
  9. #22062c
  10. #110316
  11. #000000

Tints

#a91fdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a91fdb
  2. #b235df
  3. #ba4ce2
  4. #c362e6
  5. #cb79e9
  6. #d48fed
  7. #dda5f1
  8. #e5bcf4
  9. #eed2f8
  10. #f6e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a91fdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a91fdb
  2. #a529d2
  3. #a132c9
  4. #9d3cc0
  5. #9946b7
  6. #9550ae
  7. #9059a4
  8. #8c639b
  9. #886d92
  10. #847689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8856a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a45383 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6051de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e58d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a644ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a91fdb {
  color: #a91fdb;
}
Background
.bg-a91fdb {
  background-color: #a91fdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a91fdb {
  border: 2px solid #a91fdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a91fdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 31 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a91fdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a91fdb, #db1faf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a91fdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 31 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.67 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.91 #56e024 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a91fdb  rgb(169, 31, 219)  hsl(284, 75%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#51db1f  rgb(81, 219, 31)  hsl(104, 75%, 49%)  Lime Green
#dba91f  rgb(219, 169, 31)  hsl(44, 75%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#1fdba9  rgb(31, 219, 169)  hsl(164, 75%, 49%)  Caribbean Green