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#A01AC2

#a01ac2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a01ac2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 10.2% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.53% cyan, 86.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 287.86°, with 76.36% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.19.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1211

Complementary

  1. #a01ac2
  2. #3cc21a

Split complementary

  1. #a01ac2
  2. #90c21a
  3. #1ac24c

Analogous

  1. #4c1ac2
  2. #a01ac2
  3. #c21a90

Triadic

  1. #a01ac2
  2. #c2a01a
  3. #1ac2a0

Tetradic

  1. #a01ac2
  2. #c21a3c
  3. #3cc21a
  4. #1ac2a0

Square

  1. #a01ac2
  2. #c24c1a
  3. #3cc21a
  4. #1a90c2

Monochromatic

  1. #31083b
  2. #68117f
  3. #a01ac2
  4. #c543e6
  5. #da86ef

Shades

#a01ac2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a01ac2
  2. #9017af
  3. #80159b
  4. #701288
  5. #601074
  6. #500d61
  7. #400a4e
  8. #30083a
  9. #200527
  10. #100313
  11. #000000

Tints

#a01ac2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a01ac2
  2. #aa31c8
  3. #b348ce
  4. #bd5fd4
  5. #c676da
  6. #d08de1
  7. #d9a3e7
  8. #e3baed
  9. #ecd1f3
  10. #f6e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a01ac2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a01ac2
  2. #9d24bb
  3. #9a2eb5
  4. #9639ae
  5. #9343a8
  6. #904da1
  7. #8d579a
  8. #8a6194
  9. #866c8d
  10. #837687
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f4e92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ac6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2165bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e4673 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e48c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c51c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f3999 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a01ac2 {
  color: #a01ac2;
}
Background
.bg-a01ac2 {
  background-color: #a01ac2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a01ac2 {
  border: 2px solid #a01ac2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a01ac2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 26 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 76% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a01ac2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a01ac2, #c21a90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a01ac2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 26 194 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.19 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.36 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.91 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.45 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.39 #5fe53d Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a01ac2  rgb(160, 26, 194)  hsl(288, 76%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#3cc21a  rgb(60, 194, 26)  hsl(108, 76%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#c2a01a  rgb(194, 160, 26)  hsl(48, 76%, 43%)  Metallic Gold
#1ac2a0  rgb(26, 194, 160)  hsl(168, 76%, 43%)  Caribbean Green