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#A84EDE

#a84ede ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a84ede is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 30.59% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.32% cyan, 64.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 277.5°, with 68.57% saturation and 58.82% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1905

Complementary

  1. #a84ede
  2. #84de4e

Split complementary

  1. #a84ede
  2. #ccde4e
  3. #4ede60

Analogous

  1. #604ede
  2. #a84ede
  3. #de4ecc

Triadic

  1. #a84ede
  2. #dea84e
  3. #4edea8

Tetradic

  1. #a84ede
  2. #de4e84
  3. #84de4e
  4. #4edea8

Square

  1. #a84ede
  2. #de604e
  3. #84de4e
  4. #4eccde

Monochromatic

  1. #56177c
  2. #8323bc
  3. #a84ede
  4. #c88eea
  5. #e7cff6

Shades

#a84ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a84ede
  2. #9746c8
  3. #863eb2
  4. #76379b
  5. #652f85
  6. #54276f
  7. #431f59
  8. #321743
  9. #22102c
  10. #110816
  11. #000000

Tints

#a84ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a84ede
  2. #b160e1
  3. #b971e5
  4. #c283e8
  5. #cb95eb
  6. #d4a7ef
  7. #dcb8f2
  8. #e5caf5
  9. #eedcf8
  10. #f6edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a84ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a84ede
  2. #a453d5
  3. #a058cb
  4. #9c5dc2
  5. #9862b8
  6. #9467af
  7. #906ca6
  8. #8c719c
  9. #887693
  10. #847b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6aab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a7adb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a16b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c67e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #766bdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a461b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a84ede {
  color: #a84ede;
}
Background
.bg-a84ede {
  background-color: #a84ede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a84ede {
  border: 2px solid #a84ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a84ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 78 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a84ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a84ede, #de4ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a84ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 78 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.89 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.20 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.82 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.93 #57b121 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a84ede  rgb(168, 78, 222)  hsl(278, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#84de4e  rgb(132, 222, 78)  hsl(98, 69%, 59%)  Inchworm
#dea84e  rgb(222, 168, 78)  hsl(38, 69%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#4edea8  rgb(78, 222, 168)  hsl(158, 69%, 59%)  Caribbean Green