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#A135D2

#a135d2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a135d2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.33% cyan, 74.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 281.27°, with 63.56% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.89.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1478

Complementary

  1. #a135d2
  2. #66d235

Split complementary

  1. #a135d2
  2. #b5d235
  3. #35d252

Analogous

  1. #5235d2
  2. #a135d2
  3. #d235b5

Triadic

  1. #a135d2
  2. #d2a135
  3. #35d2a1

Tetradic

  1. #a135d2
  2. #d23566
  3. #66d235
  4. #35d2a1

Square

  1. #a135d2
  2. #d25235
  3. #66d235
  4. #35b5d2

Monochromatic

  1. #44145a
  2. #742299
  3. #a135d2
  4. #be74e0
  5. #dbb2ee

Shades

#a135d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a135d2
  2. #9130bd
  3. #812aa8
  4. #712593
  5. #61207e
  6. #511b69
  7. #401554
  8. #30103f
  9. #200b2a
  10. #100515
  11. #000000

Tints

#a135d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a135d2
  2. #aa49d7
  3. #b45ddb
  4. #bd72e0
  5. #c786e4
  6. #d09ae9
  7. #d9aeed
  8. #e3c2f2
  9. #ecd7f6
  10. #f6ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a135d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a135d2
  2. #9e3dca
  3. #9a44c2
  4. #974cb9
  5. #9453b1
  6. #915ba9
  7. #8d62a1
  8. #8a6a99
  9. #877190
  10. #837988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #845a9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #206dcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b5982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6156d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c5cd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e4da8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a135d2 {
  color: #a135d2;
}
Background
.bg-a135d2 {
  background-color: #a135d2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a135d2 {
  border: 2px solid #a135d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a135d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 53 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 64% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a135d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a135d2, #d235b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a135d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 53 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.31 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.86 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.11 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.11 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.42 #5eca2d Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a135d2  rgb(161, 53, 210)  hsl(281, 64%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#66d235  rgb(102, 210, 53)  hsl(101, 64%, 52%)  Lime Green
#d2a135  rgb(210, 161, 53)  hsl(41, 64%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#35d2a1  rgb(53, 210, 161)  hsl(161, 64%, 52%)  Caribbean Green