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#A005D0

#a005d0 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a005d0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 1.96% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.08% cyan, 97.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 285.81°, with 95.31% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1214

Complementary

  1. #a005d0
  2. #35d005

Split complementary

  1. #a005d0
  2. #9ad005
  3. #05d03a

Analogous

  1. #3a05d0
  2. #a005d0
  3. #d0059a

Triadic

  1. #a005d0
  2. #d0a005
  3. #05d0a0

Tetradic

  1. #a005d0
  2. #d00535
  3. #35d005
  4. #05d0a0

Square

  1. #a005d0
  2. #d03a05
  3. #35d005
  4. #059ad0

Monochromatic

  1. #2d013b
  2. #670385
  3. #a005d0
  4. #c828fa
  5. #db72fc

Shades

#a005d0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a005d0
  2. #9005bb
  3. #8004a6
  4. #700492
  5. #60037d
  6. #500368
  7. #400253
  8. #30023e
  9. #20012a
  10. #100115
  11. #000000

Tints

#a005d0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a005d0
  2. #aa1ed5
  3. #b337d9
  4. #bd50de
  5. #c669e3
  6. #d082e8
  7. #d99bec
  8. #e3b4f1
  9. #eccdf6
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a005d0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a005d0
  2. #9d11c8
  3. #9a1ec0
  4. #962ab8
  5. #9336b0
  6. #9043a8
  7. #8d4fa0
  8. #8a5b98
  9. #866790
  10. #837488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f4d9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b497a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5747d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #664fce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d39a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a005d0 {
  color: #a005d0;
}
Background
.bg-a005d0 {
  background-color: #a005d0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a005d0 {
  border: 2px solid #a005d0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a005d0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 5 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 95% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a005d0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a005d0, #d0059a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a005d0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 5 208 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.36 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.25 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.12 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.62 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.13 #5ffa2f Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a005d0  rgb(160, 5, 208)  hsl(286, 95%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#35d005  rgb(53, 208, 5)  hsl(106, 95%, 42%)  Lime Green
#d0a005  rgb(208, 160, 5)  hsl(46, 95%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#05d0a0  rgb(5, 208, 160)  hsl(166, 95%, 42%)  Caribbean Green