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#A002CF

#a002cf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a002cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.71% cyan, 99.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 286.24°, with 98.09% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.34.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1202

Complementary

  1. #a002cf
  2. #31cf02

Split complementary

  1. #a002cf
  2. #98cf02
  3. #02cf39

Analogous

  1. #3902cf
  2. #a002cf
  3. #cf0298

Triadic

  1. #a002cf
  2. #cfa002
  3. #02cfa0

Tetradic

  1. #a002cf
  2. #cf0231
  3. #31cf02
  4. #02cfa0

Square

  1. #a002cf
  2. #cf3902
  3. #31cf02
  4. #0298cf

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0137
  2. #650183
  3. #a002cf
  4. #ca21fd
  5. #dc6cfe

Shades

#a002cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a002cf
  2. #9002ba
  3. #8002a6
  4. #700191
  5. #60017c
  6. #500168
  7. #400153
  8. #30013e
  9. #200029
  10. #100015
  11. #000000

Tints

#a002cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a002cf
  2. #aa1bd4
  3. #b335d9
  4. #bd4edd
  5. #c667e2
  6. #d081e7
  7. #d99aec
  8. #e3b3f1
  9. #ecccf5
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a002cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a002cf
  2. #9d0fc7
  3. #9a1bbf
  4. #9628b7
  5. #9334af
  6. #9041a8
  7. #8d4ea0
  8. #8a5a98
  9. #866790
  10. #837388
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f4c9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b4879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5746d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #664fcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d38a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a002cf {
  color: #a002cf;
}
Background
.bg-a002cf {
  background-color: #a002cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a002cf {
  border: 2px solid #a002cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a002cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 2 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 98% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a002cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a002cf, #cf0298);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a002cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 2 207 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.29 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.67 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.79 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.20 #5ffd30 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a002cf  rgb(160, 2, 207)  hsl(286, 98%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#31cf02  rgb(49, 207, 2)  hsl(106, 98%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cfa002  rgb(207, 160, 2)  hsl(46, 98%, 41%)  Goldenrod
#02cfa0  rgb(2, 207, 160)  hsl(166, 98%, 41%)  Caribbean Green