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#A809CA

#a809ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a809ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 3.53% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.83% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 289.43°, with 91.47% saturation and 41.37% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1278

Complementary

  1. #a809ca
  2. #2bca09

Split complementary

  1. #a809ca
  2. #8bca09
  3. #09ca47

Analogous

  1. #4709ca
  2. #a809ca
  3. #ca098b

Triadic

  1. #a809ca
  2. #caa809
  3. #09caa8

Tetradic

  1. #a809ca
  2. #ca092b
  3. #2bca09
  4. #09caa8

Square

  1. #a809ca
  2. #ca4709
  3. #2bca09
  4. #098bca

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0238
  2. #6b0681
  3. #a809ca
  4. #d22af6
  5. #e173f9

Shades

#a809ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a809ca
  2. #9708b6
  3. #8607a2
  4. #76068d
  5. #650579
  6. #540565
  7. #430451
  8. #32033d
  9. #220228
  10. #110114
  11. #000000

Tints

#a809ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a809ca
  2. #b122cf
  3. #b93ad5
  4. #c253da
  5. #cb6bdf
  6. #d484e5
  7. #dc9dea
  8. #e5b5ef
  9. #eecef4
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a809ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a809ca
  2. #a415c3
  3. #a021bb
  4. #9c2db4
  5. #9839ac
  6. #9445a5
  7. #90509e
  8. #8c5c96
  9. #88688f
  10. #847487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854f98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c68c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a74577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6248cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7052c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7369f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a809ca {
  color: #a809ca;
}
Background
.bg-a809ca {
  background-color: #a809ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a809ca {
  border: 2px solid #a809ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a809ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 9 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a809ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a809ca, #ca098b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a809ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 9 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.48 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.13 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.02 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.84 #57f635 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a809ca  rgb(168, 9, 202)  hsl(289, 91%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#2bca09  rgb(43, 202, 9)  hsl(109, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#caa809  rgb(202, 168, 9)  hsl(49, 91%, 41%)  Metallic Gold
#09caa8  rgb(9, 202, 168)  hsl(169, 91%, 41%)  Caribbean Green