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#A01ACD

#a01acd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a01acd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.95% cyan, 87.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 284.92°, with 77.49% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.35.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1262

Complementary

  1. #a01acd
  2. #47cd1a

Split complementary

  1. #a01acd
  2. #a0cd1a
  3. #1acd47

Analogous

  1. #471acd
  2. #a01acd
  3. #cd1aa0

Triadic

  1. #a01acd
  2. #cda01a
  3. #1acda0

Tetradic

  1. #a01acd
  2. #cd1a47
  3. #47cd1a
  4. #1acda0

Square

  1. #a01acd
  2. #cd471a
  3. #47cd1a
  4. #1aa0cd

Monochromatic

  1. #360945
  2. #6b1189
  3. #a01acd
  4. #c14be8
  5. #d88ff1

Shades

#a01acd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a01acd
  2. #9017b9
  3. #8015a4
  4. #701290
  5. #60107b
  6. #500d67
  7. #400a52
  8. #30083e
  9. #200529
  10. #100315
  11. #000000

Tints

#a01acd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a01acd
  2. #aa31d2
  3. #b348d7
  4. #bd5fdc
  5. #c676e1
  6. #d08de6
  7. #d9a3eb
  8. #e3baf0
  9. #ecd1f5
  10. #f6e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a01acd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a01acd
  2. #9d24c5
  3. #9a2ebe
  4. #9639b6
  5. #9343ae
  6. #904da7
  7. #8d579f
  8. #8a6197
  9. #866c8f
  10. #837688
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #805099 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c4c7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b4bd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6952cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d3ea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a01acd {
  color: #a01acd;
}
Background
.bg-a01acd {
  background-color: #a01acd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a01acd {
  border: 2px solid #a01acd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a01acd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 26 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a01acd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a01acd, #cd1aa0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a01acd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 26 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.35 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.15 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.95 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.34 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.83 #5fe532 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a01acd  rgb(160, 26, 205)  hsl(285, 77%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#47cd1a  rgb(71, 205, 26)  hsl(105, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cda01a  rgb(205, 160, 26)  hsl(45, 77%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#1acda0  rgb(26, 205, 160)  hsl(165, 77%, 45%)  Caribbean Green