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#A135CB

#a135cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a135cb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 73.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 283.2°, with 59.06% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1444

Complementary

  1. #a135cb
  2. #5fcb35

Split complementary

  1. #a135cb
  2. #aacb35
  3. #35cb56

Analogous

  1. #5635cb
  2. #a135cb
  3. #cb35aa

Triadic

  1. #a135cb
  2. #cba135
  3. #35cba1

Tetradic

  1. #a135cb
  2. #cb355f
  3. #5fcb35
  4. #35cba1

Square

  1. #a135cb
  2. #cb5635
  3. #5fcb35
  4. #35aacb

Monochromatic

  1. #411552
  2. #71258f
  3. #a135cb
  4. #bd72db
  5. #daafea

Shades

#a135cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a135cb
  2. #9130b7
  3. #812aa2
  4. #71258e
  5. #61207a
  6. #511b66
  7. #401551
  8. #30103d
  9. #200b29
  10. #100514
  11. #000000

Tints

#a135cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a135cb
  2. #aa49d0
  3. #b45dd5
  4. #bd72db
  5. #c786e0
  6. #d09ae5
  7. #d9aeea
  8. #e3c2ef
  9. #ecd7f5
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a135cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a135cb
  2. #9e3dc4
  3. #9a44bc
  4. #974cb5
  5. #9453ad
  6. #915ba6
  7. #8d629e
  8. #8a6a97
  9. #87718f
  10. #837988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84599b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c6dc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d567e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6355ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f5bc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f4ba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a135cb {
  color: #a135cb;
}
Background
.bg-a135cb {
  background-color: #a135cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a135cb {
  border: 2px solid #a135cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a135cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 53 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 59% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a135cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a135cb, #cb35aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a135cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 53 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.90 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.19 #5eca34 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a135cb  rgb(161, 53, 203)  hsl(283, 59%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5fcb35  rgb(95, 203, 53)  hsl(103, 59%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cba135  rgb(203, 161, 53)  hsl(43, 59%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#35cba1  rgb(53, 203, 161)  hsl(163, 59%, 50%)  Caribbean Green