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#A94DE1

#a94de1 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a94de1 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 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.89% cyan, 65.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 277.3°, with 71.15% saturation and 59.22% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1918

Complementary

  1. #a94de1
  2. #85e14d

Split complementary

  1. #a94de1
  2. #cfe14d
  3. #4de15f

Analogous

  1. #5f4de1
  2. #a94de1
  3. #e14dcf

Triadic

  1. #a94de1
  2. #e1a94d
  3. #4de1a9

Tetradic

  1. #a94de1
  2. #e14d85
  3. #85e14d
  4. #4de1a9

Square

  1. #a94de1
  2. #e15f4d
  3. #85e14d
  4. #4dcfe1

Monochromatic

  1. #571580
  2. #8421c1
  3. #a94de1
  4. #c98eec
  5. #e8d0f7

Shades

#a94de1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a94de1
  2. #9845cb
  3. #873eb4
  4. #76369e
  5. #652e87
  6. #552771
  7. #441f5a
  8. #331744
  9. #220f2d
  10. #110817
  11. #000000

Tints

#a94de1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a94de1
  2. #b25fe4
  3. #ba71e7
  4. #c382ea
  5. #cb94ed
  6. #d4a6f0
  7. #ddb8f3
  8. #e5caf6
  9. #eedbf9
  10. #f6edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a94de1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a94de1
  2. #a552d7
  3. #a157ce
  4. #9d5cc4
  5. #9961ba
  6. #9567b1
  7. #906ca7
  8. #8c719d
  9. #887693
  10. #847b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f6aad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #377bde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a16c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c67e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #766bdf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a461b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a94de1 {
  color: #a94de1;
}
Background
.bg-a94de1 {
  background-color: #a94de1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a94de1 {
  border: 2px solid #a94de1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a94de1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 77 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 71% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a94de1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a94de1, #e14dcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a94de1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 77 225 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.04 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.21 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.43 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.62 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.04 #56b21e Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a94de1  rgb(169, 77, 225)  hsl(277, 71%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#85e14d  rgb(133, 225, 77)  hsl(97, 71%, 59%)  Inchworm
#e1a94d  rgb(225, 169, 77)  hsl(37, 71%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#4de1a9  rgb(77, 225, 169)  hsl(157, 71%, 59%)  Caribbean Green