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#862DAE

#862dae ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#862dae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 17.65% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.99% cyan, 74.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 281.4°, with 58.9% saturation and 42.94% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1

Complementary

  1. #862dae
  2. #55ae2d

Split complementary

  1. #862dae
  2. #95ae2d
  3. #2dae46

Analogous

  1. #462dae
  2. #862dae
  3. #ae2d95

Triadic

  1. #862dae
  2. #ae862d
  3. #2dae86

Tetradic

  1. #862dae
  2. #ae2d55
  3. #55ae2d
  4. #2dae86

Square

  1. #862dae
  2. #ae462d
  3. #55ae2d
  4. #2d95ae

Monochromatic

  1. #280e34
  2. #571d71
  3. #862dae
  4. #ac55d3
  5. #c991e3

Shades

#862dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #862dae
  2. #79299d
  3. #6b248b
  4. #5e207a
  5. #501b68
  6. #431757
  7. #361246
  8. #280e34
  9. #1b0923
  10. #0d0511
  11. #000000

Tints

#862dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #862dae
  2. #9242b6
  3. #9e57be
  4. #aa6cc6
  5. #b681ce
  6. #c396d7
  7. #cfabdf
  8. #dbc0e7
  9. #e7d5ef
  10. #f3eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#862dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #862dae
  2. #8535a9
  3. #853ea5
  4. #8446a0
  5. #844e9c
  6. #835797
  7. #825f92
  8. #82678e
  9. #816f89
  10. #817885
  11. #808080

Readable text 7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e4b84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f5bab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #824a6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5148b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b4cac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #83408b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-862dae {
  color: #862dae;
}
Background
.bg-862dae {
  background-color: #862dae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-862dae {
  border: 2px solid #862dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #862dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 45 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 59% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-862dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #862dae, #ae2d95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-862dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 45 174 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.52 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.53 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.61 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.41 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.49 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.92 #79d251 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#862dae  rgb(134, 45, 174)  hsl(281, 59%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#55ae2d  rgb(85, 174, 45)  hsl(101, 59%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#ae862d  rgb(174, 134, 45)  hsl(41, 59%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2dae86  rgb(45, 174, 134)  hsl(161, 59%, 43%)  Jungle Green