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#A006CF

#a006cf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a006cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 2.35% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.71% cyan, 97.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 285.97°, with 94.37% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1211

Complementary

  1. #a006cf
  2. #35cf06

Split complementary

  1. #a006cf
  2. #99cf06
  3. #06cf3b

Analogous

  1. #3b06cf
  2. #a006cf
  3. #cf0699

Triadic

  1. #a006cf
  2. #cfa006
  3. #06cfa0

Tetradic

  1. #a006cf
  2. #cf0635
  3. #35cf06
  4. #06cfa0

Square

  1. #a006cf
  2. #cf3b06
  3. #35cf06
  4. #0699cf

Monochromatic

  1. #2d023a
  2. #670485
  3. #a006cf
  4. #c829f9
  5. #db73fb

Shades

#a006cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a006cf
  2. #9005ba
  3. #8005a6
  4. #700491
  5. #60047c
  6. #500368
  7. #400253
  8. #30023e
  9. #200129
  10. #100115
  11. #000000

Tints

#a006cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a006cf
  2. #aa1fd4
  3. #b338d9
  4. #bd51dd
  5. #c66ae2
  6. #d083e7
  7. #d99bec
  8. #e3b4f1
  9. #eccdf5
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a006cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a006cf
  2. #9d12c7
  3. #9a1ebf
  4. #962bb7
  5. #9337af
  6. #9043a8
  7. #8d4fa0
  8. #8a5b98
  9. #866890
  10. #837488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f4d9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b4979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5847d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #664fcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d39a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a006cf {
  color: #a006cf;
}
Background
.bg-a006cf {
  background-color: #a006cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a006cf {
  border: 2px solid #a006cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a006cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 6 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 94% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a006cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a006cf, #cf0699);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a006cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 6 207 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.70 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.23 #5ff930 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a006cf  rgb(160, 6, 207)  hsl(286, 94%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#35cf06  rgb(53, 207, 6)  hsl(106, 94%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cfa006  rgb(207, 160, 6)  hsl(46, 94%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#06cfa0  rgb(6, 207, 160)  hsl(166, 94%, 42%)  Caribbean Green