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#A034CD

#a034cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a034cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 20.39% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.95% cyan, 74.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 282.35°, with 60.47% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.47.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1434

Complementary

  1. #a034cd
  2. #61cd34

Split complementary

  1. #a034cd
  2. #aecd34
  3. #34cd53

Analogous

  1. #5334cd
  2. #a034cd
  3. #cd34ae

Triadic

  1. #a034cd
  2. #cda034
  3. #34cda0

Tetradic

  1. #a034cd
  2. #cd3461
  3. #61cd34
  4. #34cda0

Square

  1. #a034cd
  2. #cd5334
  3. #61cd34
  4. #34aecd

Monochromatic

  1. #411553
  2. #712491
  3. #a034cd
  4. #bd71dc
  5. #d9afeb

Shades

#a034cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a034cd
  2. #902fb9
  3. #802aa4
  4. #702490
  5. #601f7b
  6. #501a67
  7. #401552
  8. #30103e
  9. #200a29
  10. #100515
  11. #000000

Tints

#a034cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a034cd
  2. #aa48d2
  3. #b35dd7
  4. #bd71dc
  5. #c685e1
  6. #d09ae6
  7. #d9aeeb
  8. #e3c2f0
  9. #ecd6f5
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a034cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a034cd
  2. #9d3cc5
  3. #9a43be
  4. #964bb6
  5. #9352ae
  6. #905aa7
  7. #8d629f
  8. #8a6997
  9. #86718f
  10. #837888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83599c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #266cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b577f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6155d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d5bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d4ba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a034cd {
  color: #a034cd;
}
Background
.bg-a034cd {
  background-color: #a034cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a034cd {
  border: 2px solid #a034cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a034cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 52 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a034cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a034cd, #cd34ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a034cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 52 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.48 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.59 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.62 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.75 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.39 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.77 #5fcb32 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a034cd  rgb(160, 52, 205)  hsl(282, 60%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#61cd34  rgb(97, 205, 52)  hsl(102, 60%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cda034  rgb(205, 160, 52)  hsl(42, 60%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#34cda0  rgb(52, 205, 160)  hsl(162, 60%, 50%)  Caribbean Green