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#A112E2

#a112e2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a112e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 7.06% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.76% cyan, 92.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 281.25°, with 85.25% saturation and 47.84% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.135

Complementary

  1. #a112e2
  2. #53e212

Split complementary

  1. #a112e2
  2. #bbe212
  3. #12e239

Analogous

  1. #3912e2
  2. #a112e2
  3. #e212bb

Triadic

  1. #a112e2
  2. #e2a112
  3. #12e2a1

Tetradic

  1. #a112e2
  2. #e21253
  3. #53e212
  4. #12e2a1

Square

  1. #a112e2
  2. #e23912
  3. #53e212
  4. #12bbe2

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0754
  2. #6f0c9b
  3. #a112e2
  4. #bf4ff1
  5. #d996f7

Shades

#a112e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a112e2
  2. #9110cb
  3. #810eb5
  4. #710d9e
  5. #610b88
  6. #510971
  7. #40075a
  8. #300544
  9. #20042d
  10. #100217
  11. #000000

Tints

#a112e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a112e2
  2. #aa2ae5
  3. #b441e8
  4. #bd59eb
  5. #c771ee
  6. #d089f1
  7. #d9a0f3
  8. #e3b8f6
  9. #ecd0f9
  10. #f6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a112e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a112e2
  2. #9e1dd8
  3. #9a28ce
  4. #9733c5
  5. #943ebb
  6. #9149b1
  7. #8d54a7
  8. #8a5f9d
  9. #876a94
  10. #83758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8252a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #975586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #534de5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6153e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b43b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a112e2 {
  color: #a112e2;
}
Background
.bg-a112e2 {
  background-color: #a112e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a112e2 {
  border: 2px solid #a112e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a112e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 18 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a112e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a112e2, #e212bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a112e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 18 226 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.61 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.52 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.54 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.10 #5eed1d Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a112e2  rgb(161, 18, 226)  hsl(281, 85%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#53e212  rgb(83, 226, 18)  hsl(101, 85%, 48%)  Harlequin
#e2a112  rgb(226, 161, 18)  hsl(41, 85%, 48%)  Marigold
#12e2a1  rgb(18, 226, 161)  hsl(161, 85%, 48%)  Caribbean Green