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#A331CD

#a331cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a331cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 19.22% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.49% cyan, 76.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 283.85°, with 61.42% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1439

Complementary

  1. #a331cd
  2. #5bcd31

Split complementary

  1. #a331cd
  2. #a9cd31
  3. #31cd55

Analogous

  1. #5531cd
  2. #a331cd
  3. #cd31a9

Triadic

  1. #a331cd
  2. #cda331
  3. #31cda3

Tetradic

  1. #a331cd
  2. #cd315b
  3. #5bcd31
  4. #31cda3

Square

  1. #a331cd
  2. #cd5531
  3. #5bcd31
  4. #31a9cd

Monochromatic

  1. #411352
  2. #72228f
  3. #a331cd
  4. #bf6edc
  5. #daaceb

Shades

#a331cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a331cd
  2. #932cb9
  3. #8227a4
  4. #722290
  5. #621d7b
  6. #521967
  7. #411452
  8. #310f3e
  9. #210a29
  10. #100515
  11. #000000

Tints

#a331cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a331cd
  2. #ac46d2
  3. #b55ad7
  4. #bf6fdc
  5. #c883e1
  6. #d198e6
  7. #daadeb
  8. #e3c1f0
  9. #edd6f5
  10. #f6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a331cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a331cd
  2. #a039c5
  3. #9c41be
  4. #9949b6
  5. #9551ae
  6. #9259a7
  7. #8e609f
  8. #8b6897
  9. #87708f
  10. #847888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85589c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #296dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f557e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6354d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f5bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a149a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a331cd {
  color: #a331cd;
}
Background
.bg-a331cd {
  background-color: #a331cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a331cd {
  border: 2px solid #a331cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a331cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 49 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a331cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a331cd, #cd31a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a331cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 49 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.84 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.84 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.20 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.94 #5cce32 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a331cd  rgb(163, 49, 205)  hsl(284, 61%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5bcd31  rgb(91, 205, 49)  hsl(104, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cda331  rgb(205, 163, 49)  hsl(44, 61%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#31cda3  rgb(49, 205, 163)  hsl(164, 61%, 50%)  Caribbean Green