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#A00FDD

#a00fdd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a00fdd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 5.88% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.6% cyan, 93.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 282.23°, with 87.29% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.93.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1304

Complementary

  1. #a00fdd
  2. #4cdd0f

Split complementary

  1. #a00fdd
  2. #b3dd0f
  3. #0fdd39

Analogous

  1. #390fdd
  2. #a00fdd
  3. #dd0fb3

Triadic

  1. #a00fdd
  2. #dda00f
  3. #0fdda0

Tetradic

  1. #a00fdd
  2. #dd0f4c
  3. #4cdd0f
  4. #0fdda0

Square

  1. #a00fdd
  2. #dd390f
  3. #4cdd0f
  4. #0fb3dd

Monochromatic

  1. #38054e
  2. #6c0a95
  3. #a00fdd
  4. #bf46f2
  5. #d88ef7

Shades

#a00fdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00fdd
  2. #900ec7
  3. #800cb1
  4. #700b9b
  5. #600985
  6. #50086f
  7. #400658
  8. #300542
  9. #20032c
  10. #100216
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00fdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00fdd
  2. #aa27e0
  3. #b33fe4
  4. #bd57e7
  5. #c66feb
  6. #d087ee
  7. #d99ff1
  8. #e3b7f5
  9. #eccff8
  10. #f6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00fdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00fdd
  2. #9d1ad4
  3. #9a26ca
  4. #9631c1
  5. #933cb8
  6. #9048af
  7. #8d53a5
  8. #8a5e9c
  9. #866993
  10. #837589
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8150a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #985282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #534ce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6252db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b41ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00fdd {
  color: #a00fdd;
}
Background
.bg-a00fdd {
  background-color: #a00fdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00fdd {
  border: 2px solid #a00fdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00fdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 15 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 87% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00fdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00fdd, #dd0fb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00fdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 15 221 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.18 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.18 #5ff022 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a00fdd  rgb(160, 15, 221)  hsl(282, 87%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#4cdd0f  rgb(76, 221, 15)  hsl(102, 87%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dda00f  rgb(221, 160, 15)  hsl(42, 87%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#0fdda0  rgb(15, 221, 160)  hsl(162, 87%, 46%)  Caribbean Green