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#A809DF

#a809df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a809df 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.66% cyan, 95.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 284.58°, with 92.24% saturation and 45.49% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1385

Complementary

  1. #a809df
  2. #40df09

Split complementary

  1. #a809df
  2. #abdf09
  3. #09df3d

Analogous

  1. #3d09df
  2. #a809df
  3. #df09ab

Triadic

  1. #a809df
  2. #dfa809
  3. #09dfa8

Tetradic

  1. #a809df
  2. #df0940
  3. #40df09
  4. #09dfa8

Square

  1. #a809df
  2. #df3d09
  3. #40df09
  4. #09abdf

Monochromatic

  1. #39034c
  2. #710695
  3. #a809df
  4. #c73df7
  5. #dd87fa

Shades

#a809df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a809df
  2. #9708c9
  3. #8607b2
  4. #76069c
  5. #650586
  6. #540570
  7. #430459
  8. #320343
  9. #22022d
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#a809df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a809df
  2. #b122e2
  3. #b93ae5
  4. #c253e9
  5. #cb6bec
  6. #d484ef
  7. #dc9df2
  8. #e5b5f5
  9. #eecef9
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a809df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a809df
  2. #a415d6
  3. #a021cc
  4. #9c2dc3
  5. #9839b9
  6. #9445b0
  7. #9050a6
  8. #8c5c9d
  9. #886893
  10. #84748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8652a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a25083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b4ce2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a54dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a43fb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a809df {
  color: #a809df;
}
Background
.bg-a809df {
  background-color: #a809df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a809df {
  border: 2px solid #a809df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a809df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 9 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a809df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a809df, #df09ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a809df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 9 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.46 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.27 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.79 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.61 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.06 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.27 #57f620 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a809df  rgb(168, 9, 223)  hsl(285, 92%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#40df09  rgb(64, 223, 9)  hsl(105, 92%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dfa809  rgb(223, 168, 9)  hsl(45, 92%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#09dfa8  rgb(9, 223, 168)  hsl(165, 92%, 45%)  Caribbean Green