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#A135DB

#a135db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a135db is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 20.78% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.48% cyan, 75.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 279.04°, with 69.75% saturation and 53.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1524

Complementary

  1. #a135db
  2. #6fdb35

Split complementary

  1. #a135db
  2. #c2db35
  3. #35db4e

Analogous

  1. #4e35db
  2. #a135db
  3. #db35c2

Triadic

  1. #a135db
  2. #dba135
  3. #35dba1

Tetradic

  1. #a135db
  2. #db356f
  3. #6fdb35
  4. #35dba1

Square

  1. #a135db
  2. #db4e35
  3. #6fdb35
  4. #35c2db

Monochromatic

  1. #481265
  2. #761ea6
  3. #a135db
  4. #bf76e7
  5. #ddb7f2

Shades

#a135db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a135db
  2. #9130c5
  3. #812aaf
  4. #712599
  5. #612083
  6. #511b6e
  7. #401558
  8. #301042
  9. #200b2c
  10. #100516
  11. #000000

Tints

#a135db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a135db
  2. #aa49df
  3. #b45de2
  4. #bd72e6
  5. #c786e9
  6. #d09aed
  7. #d9aef1
  8. #e3c2f4
  9. #ecd7f8
  10. #f6ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a135db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a135db
  2. #9e3dd2
  3. #9a44c9
  4. #974cc0
  5. #9453b7
  6. #915bae
  7. #8d62a4
  8. #8a6a9b
  9. #877192
  10. #837989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #855ba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ed8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #995d87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d58de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #695dd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c50af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a135db {
  color: #a135db;
}
Background
.bg-a135db {
  background-color: #a135db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a135db {
  border: 2px solid #a135db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a135db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 53 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 70% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a135db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a135db, #db35c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a135db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 53 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.70 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.11 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.87 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.11 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.07 #5eca24 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a135db  rgb(161, 53, 219)  hsl(279, 70%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#6fdb35  rgb(111, 219, 53)  hsl(99, 70%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dba135  rgb(219, 161, 53)  hsl(39, 70%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#35dba1  rgb(53, 219, 161)  hsl(159, 70%, 53%)  Caribbean Green