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#A959CD

#a959cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a959cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.56% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 281.38°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1999

Complementary

  1. #a959cd
  2. #7dcd59

Split complementary

  1. #a959cd
  2. #b7cd59
  3. #59cd6f

Analogous

  1. #6f59cd
  2. #a959cd
  3. #cd59b7

Triadic

  1. #a959cd
  2. #cda959
  3. #59cda9

Tetradic

  1. #a959cd
  2. #cd597d
  3. #7dcd59
  4. #59cda9

Square

  1. #a959cd
  2. #cd6f59
  3. #7dcd59
  4. #59b7cd

Monochromatic

  1. #55216c
  2. #8332a7
  3. #a959cd
  4. #c794df
  5. #e6cff0

Shades

#a959cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a959cd
  2. #9850b9
  3. #8747a4
  4. #763e90
  5. #65357b
  6. #552d67
  7. #442452
  8. #331b3e
  9. #221229
  10. #110915
  11. #000000

Tints

#a959cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a959cd
  2. #b26ad2
  3. #ba7ad7
  4. #c38bdc
  5. #cb9be1
  6. #d4ace6
  7. #ddbdeb
  8. #e5cdf0
  9. #eedef5
  10. #f6eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a959cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a959cd
  2. #a55dc5
  3. #a161be
  4. #9d65b6
  5. #9969ae
  6. #956da7
  7. #90709f
  8. #8c7497
  9. #88788f
  10. #847c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #906fa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3977d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #567eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a66d8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #776ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8071cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a765a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a959cd {
  color: #a959cd;
}
Background
.bg-a959cd {
  background-color: #a959cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a959cd {
  border: 2px solid #a959cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a959cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a959cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a959cd, #cd59b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a959cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.35 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.44 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.11 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.53 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.95 #56a632 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a959cd  rgb(169, 89, 205)  hsl(281, 54%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#7dcd59  rgb(125, 205, 89)  hsl(101, 54%, 58%)  Mantis
#cda959  rgb(205, 169, 89)  hsl(41, 54%, 58%)  Metallic Gold
#59cda9  rgb(89, 205, 169)  hsl(161, 54%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine