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#A003CD

#a003cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a003cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 1.18% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.95% cyan, 98.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 286.63°, with 97.12% saturation and 40.78% 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 2.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1195

Complementary

  1. #a003cd
  2. #30cd03

Split complementary

  1. #a003cd
  2. #95cd03
  3. #03cd3b

Analogous

  1. #3b03cd
  2. #a003cd
  3. #cd0395

Triadic

  1. #a003cd
  2. #cda003
  3. #03cda0

Tetradic

  1. #a003cd
  2. #cd0330
  3. #30cd03
  4. #03cda0

Square

  1. #a003cd
  2. #cd3b03
  3. #30cd03
  4. #0395cd

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0136
  2. #650282
  3. #a003cd
  4. #cb21fc
  5. #dd6cfd

Shades

#a003cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a003cd
  2. #9003b9
  3. #8002a4
  4. #700290
  5. #60027b
  6. #500267
  7. #400152
  8. #30013e
  9. #200129
  10. #100015
  11. #000000

Tints

#a003cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a003cd
  2. #aa1cd2
  3. #b335d7
  4. #bd4fdc
  5. #c668e1
  6. #d081e6
  7. #d99aeb
  8. #e3b3f0
  9. #eccdf5
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a003cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a003cd
  2. #9d10c5
  3. #9a1cbe
  4. #9629b6
  5. #9335ae
  6. #9042a7
  7. #8d4e9f
  8. #8a5b97
  9. #86678f
  10. #837488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 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-a003cd {
  color: #a003cd;
}
Background
.bg-a003cd {
  background-color: #a003cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a003cd {
  border: 2px solid #a003cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a003cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 3 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a003cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a003cd, #cd0395);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a003cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 3 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.56 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.97 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.41 #5ffc32 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a003cd  rgb(160, 3, 205)  hsl(287, 97%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#30cd03  rgb(48, 205, 3)  hsl(107, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cda003  rgb(205, 160, 3)  hsl(47, 97%, 41%)  Goldenrod
#03cda0  rgb(3, 205, 160)  hsl(167, 97%, 41%)  Caribbean Green