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#A94DE0

#a94de0 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a94de0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 30.2% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.55% cyan, 65.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 277.55°, with 70.33% saturation and 59.02% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1912

Complementary

  1. #a94de0
  2. #84e04d

Split complementary

  1. #a94de0
  2. #cde04d
  3. #4de060

Analogous

  1. #604de0
  2. #a94de0
  3. #e04dcd

Triadic

  1. #a94de0
  2. #e0a94d
  3. #4de0a9

Tetradic

  1. #a94de0
  2. #e04d84
  3. #84e04d
  4. #4de0a9

Square

  1. #a94de0
  2. #e0604d
  3. #84e04d
  4. #4dcde0

Monochromatic

  1. #57167e
  2. #8421bf
  3. #a94de0
  4. #c88eeb
  5. #e8cff7

Shades

#a94de0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a94de0
  2. #9845ca
  3. #873eb3
  4. #76369d
  5. #652e86
  6. #552770
  7. #441f5a
  8. #331743
  9. #220f2d
  10. #110816
  11. #000000

Tints

#a94de0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a94de0
  2. #b25fe3
  3. #ba71e6
  4. #c382e9
  5. #cb94ec
  6. #d4a6f0
  7. #ddb8f3
  8. #e5caf6
  9. #eedbf9
  10. #f6edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a94de0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a94de0
  2. #a552d6
  3. #a157cd
  4. #9d5cc3
  5. #9961ba
  6. #9567b0
  7. #906ca6
  8. #8c719d
  9. #887693
  10. #847b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f6aac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #387bdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a26b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c67e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #766bde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a561b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a94de0 {
  color: #a94de0;
}
Background
.bg-a94de0 {
  background-color: #a94de0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a94de0 {
  border: 2px solid #a94de0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a94de0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 77 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 70% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a94de0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a94de0, #e04dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a94de0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 77 224 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.96 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.26 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.66 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.07 #56b21f Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a94de0  rgb(169, 77, 224)  hsl(278, 70%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#84e04d  rgb(132, 224, 77)  hsl(98, 70%, 59%)  Inchworm
#e0a94d  rgb(224, 169, 77)  hsl(38, 70%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#4de0a9  rgb(77, 224, 169)  hsl(158, 70%, 59%)  Caribbean Green