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#A135CA

#a135ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a135ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 20.78% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.3% cyan, 73.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 283.49°, with 58.43% saturation and 50% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1439

Complementary

  1. #a135ca
  2. #5eca35

Split complementary

  1. #a135ca
  2. #a8ca35
  3. #35ca57

Analogous

  1. #5735ca
  2. #a135ca
  3. #ca35a8

Triadic

  1. #a135ca
  2. #caa135
  3. #35caa1

Tetradic

  1. #a135ca
  2. #ca355e
  3. #5eca35
  4. #35caa1

Square

  1. #a135ca
  2. #ca5735
  3. #5eca35
  4. #35a8ca

Monochromatic

  1. #401551
  2. #71258d
  3. #a135ca
  4. #bd72da
  5. #d9aeea

Shades

#a135ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a135ca
  2. #9130b6
  3. #812aa2
  4. #71258d
  5. #612079
  6. #511b65
  7. #401551
  8. #30103d
  9. #200b28
  10. #100514
  11. #000000

Tints

#a135ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a135ca
  2. #aa49cf
  3. #b45dd5
  4. #bd72da
  5. #c786df
  6. #d09ae5
  7. #d9aeea
  8. #e3c2ef
  9. #ecd7f4
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a135ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a135ca
  2. #9e3dc3
  3. #9a44bb
  4. #974cb4
  5. #9453ac
  6. #915ba5
  7. #8d629e
  8. #8a6a96
  9. #87718f
  10. #837987
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84599a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e6dc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d567d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6355cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f5bc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f4ba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a135ca {
  color: #a135ca;
}
Background
.bg-a135ca {
  background-color: #a135ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a135ca {
  border: 2px solid #a135ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a135ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 53 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 58% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a135ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a135ca, #ca35a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a135ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 53 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.13 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.63 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.30 #5eca35 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a135ca  rgb(161, 53, 202)  hsl(283, 58%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5eca35  rgb(94, 202, 53)  hsl(103, 58%, 50%)  Lime Green
#caa135  rgb(202, 161, 53)  hsl(43, 58%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#35caa1  rgb(53, 202, 161)  hsl(163, 58%, 50%)  Caribbean Green