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#A01AC5

#a01ac5 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a01ac5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.78% cyan, 86.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 287.02°, with 76.68% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1224

Complementary

  1. #a01ac5
  2. #3fc51a

Split complementary

  1. #a01ac5
  2. #95c51a
  3. #1ac54b

Analogous

  1. #4b1ac5
  2. #a01ac5
  3. #c51a95

Triadic

  1. #a01ac5
  2. #c5a01a
  3. #1ac5a0

Tetradic

  1. #a01ac5
  2. #c51a3f
  3. #3fc51a
  4. #1ac5a0

Square

  1. #a01ac5
  2. #c54b1a
  3. #3fc51a
  4. #1a95c5

Monochromatic

  1. #32083e
  2. #691181
  3. #a01ac5
  4. #c445e6
  5. #d989ef

Shades

#a01ac5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a01ac5
  2. #9017b1
  3. #80159e
  4. #70128a
  5. #601076
  6. #500d63
  7. #400a4f
  8. #30083b
  9. #200527
  10. #100314
  11. #000000

Tints

#a01ac5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a01ac5
  2. #aa31cb
  3. #b348d1
  4. #bd5fd6
  5. #c676dc
  6. #d08de2
  7. #d9a3e8
  8. #e3baee
  9. #ecd1f3
  10. #f6e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a01ac5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a01ac5
  2. #9d24be
  3. #9a2eb7
  4. #9639b0
  5. #9343a9
  6. #904da3
  7. #8d579c
  8. #8a6195
  9. #866c8e
  10. #837687
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804f94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b66c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e4875 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d49c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b51c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f3a9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a01ac5 {
  color: #a01ac5;
}
Background
.bg-a01ac5 {
  background-color: #a01ac5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a01ac5 {
  border: 2px solid #a01ac5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a01ac5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 26 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 77% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a01ac5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a01ac5, #c51a95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a01ac5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 26 197 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.90 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.47 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.03 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.22 #5fe53a Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a01ac5  rgb(160, 26, 197)  hsl(287, 77%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#3fc51a  rgb(63, 197, 26)  hsl(107, 77%, 44%)  Lime Green
#c5a01a  rgb(197, 160, 26)  hsl(47, 77%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#1ac5a0  rgb(26, 197, 160)  hsl(167, 77%, 44%)  Caribbean Green