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#A00CDC

#a00cdc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a00cdc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 4.71% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.27% cyan, 94.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 282.69°, with 89.66% saturation and 45.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.129

Complementary

  1. #a00cdc
  2. #48dc0c

Split complementary

  1. #a00cdc
  2. #b0dc0c
  3. #0cdc38

Analogous

  1. #380cdc
  2. #a00cdc
  3. #dc0cb0

Triadic

  1. #a00cdc
  2. #dca00c
  3. #0cdca0

Tetradic

  1. #a00cdc
  2. #dc0c48
  3. #48dc0c
  4. #0cdca0

Square

  1. #a00cdc
  2. #dc380c
  3. #48dc0c
  4. #0cb0dc

Monochromatic

  1. #36044b
  2. #6b0893
  3. #a00cdc
  4. #c040f5
  5. #d888f9

Shades

#a00cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00cdc
  2. #900bc6
  3. #800ab0
  4. #70089a
  5. #600784
  6. #50066e
  7. #400558
  8. #300442
  9. #20022c
  10. #100116
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00cdc
  2. #aa24e0
  3. #b33de3
  4. #bd55e7
  5. #c66dea
  6. #d086ee
  7. #d99ef1
  8. #e3b6f5
  9. #eccef8
  10. #f6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00cdc
  2. #9d18d3
  3. #9a23ca
  4. #962fc0
  5. #933ab7
  6. #9046ae
  7. #8d52a5
  8. #8a5d9c
  9. #866992
  10. #837489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #814fa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #985182 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #534bdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6251da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b3fad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00cdc {
  color: #a00cdc;
}
Background
.bg-a00cdc {
  background-color: #a00cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00cdc {
  border: 2px solid #a00cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 12 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00cdc, #dc0cb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 12 220 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.39 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.04 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.35 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.21 #5ff323 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a00cdc  rgb(160, 12, 220)  hsl(283, 90%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#48dc0c  rgb(72, 220, 12)  hsl(103, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dca00c  rgb(220, 160, 12)  hsl(43, 90%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#0cdca0  rgb(12, 220, 160)  hsl(163, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green