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#A002CD

#a002cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a002cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 0.78% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.95% cyan, 99.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 286.7°, with 98.07% saturation and 40.59% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.44.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1192

Complementary

  1. #a002cd
  2. #2fcd02

Split complementary

  1. #a002cd
  2. #95cd02
  3. #02cd3b

Analogous

  1. #3b02cd
  2. #a002cd
  3. #cd0295

Triadic

  1. #a002cd
  2. #cda002
  3. #02cda0

Tetradic

  1. #a002cd
  2. #cd022f
  3. #2fcd02
  4. #02cda0

Square

  1. #a002cd
  2. #cd3b02
  3. #2fcd02
  4. #0295cd

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0135
  2. #650181
  3. #a002cd
  4. #cc1ffd
  5. #dd6afe

Shades

#a002cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a002cd
  2. #9002b9
  3. #8002a4
  4. #700190
  5. #60017b
  6. #500167
  7. #400152
  8. #30013e
  9. #200029
  10. #100015
  11. #000000

Tints

#a002cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a002cd
  2. #aa1bd2
  3. #b335d7
  4. #bd4edc
  5. #c667e1
  6. #d081e6
  7. #d99aeb
  8. #e3b3f0
  9. #ecccf5
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a002cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a002cd
  2. #9d0fc5
  3. #9a1bbe
  4. #9628b6
  5. #9334ae
  6. #9041a7
  7. #8d4e9f
  8. #8a5a97
  9. #86678f
  10. #837388
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f4c98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c4778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5846d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #674ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e37a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a002cd {
  color: #a002cd;
}
Background
.bg-a002cd {
  background-color: #a002cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a002cd {
  border: 2px solid #a002cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a002cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 2 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 98% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a002cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a002cd, #cd0295);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a002cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 2 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.57 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.99 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.40 #5ffd32 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a002cd  rgb(160, 2, 205)  hsl(287, 98%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#2fcd02  rgb(47, 205, 2)  hsl(107, 98%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cda002  rgb(205, 160, 2)  hsl(47, 98%, 41%)  Goldenrod
#02cda0  rgb(2, 205, 160)  hsl(167, 98%, 41%)  Caribbean Green