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#A024CD

#a024cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a024cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 14.12% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.95% cyan, 82.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 284.02°, with 70.12% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.64.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1314

Complementary

  1. #a024cd
  2. #51cd24

Split complementary

  1. #a024cd
  2. #a5cd24
  3. #24cd4b

Analogous

  1. #4b24cd
  2. #a024cd
  3. #cd24a5

Triadic

  1. #a024cd
  2. #cda024
  3. #24cda0

Tetradic

  1. #a024cd
  2. #cd2451
  3. #51cd24
  4. #24cda0

Square

  1. #a024cd
  2. #cd4b24
  3. #51cd24
  4. #24a5cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0d4b
  2. #6d198c
  3. #a024cd
  4. #be5be2
  5. #d89cee

Shades

#a024cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a024cd
  2. #9020b9
  3. #801da4
  4. #701990
  5. #60167b
  6. #501267
  7. #400e52
  8. #300b3e
  9. #200729
  10. #100415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a024cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a024cd
  2. #aa3ad2
  3. #b350d7
  4. #bd66dc
  5. #c67ce1
  6. #d092e6
  7. #d9a7eb
  8. #e3bdf0
  9. #ecd3f5
  10. #f6e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a024cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a024cd
  2. #9d2dc5
  3. #9a36be
  4. #9640b6
  5. #9349ae
  6. #9052a7
  7. #8d5b9f
  8. #8a6497
  9. #866e8f
  10. #837788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81539a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1068ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c4f7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d4ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a55cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d42a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a024cd {
  color: #a024cd;
}
Background
.bg-a024cd {
  background-color: #a024cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a024cd {
  border: 2px solid #a024cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a024cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 36 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a024cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a024cd, #cd24a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a024cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 36 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.99 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.27 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.09 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.95 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.14 #5fdb32 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a024cd  rgb(160, 36, 205)  hsl(284, 70%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#51cd24  rgb(81, 205, 36)  hsl(104, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cda024  rgb(205, 160, 36)  hsl(44, 70%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#24cda0  rgb(36, 205, 160)  hsl(164, 70%, 47%)  Caribbean Green