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#A012C1

#a012c1 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a012c1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 7.06% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.1% cyan, 90.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 288.69°, with 82.94% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1176

Complementary

  1. #a012c1
  2. #33c112

Split complementary

  1. #a012c1
  2. #8ac112
  3. #12c149

Analogous

  1. #4912c1
  2. #a012c1
  3. #c1128a

Triadic

  1. #a012c1
  2. #c1a012
  3. #12c1a0

Tetradic

  1. #a012c1
  2. #c11233
  3. #33c112
  4. #12c1a0

Square

  1. #a012c1
  2. #c14912
  3. #33c112
  4. #128ac1

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0535
  2. #660b7b
  3. #a012c1
  4. #c933ec
  5. #dc79f3

Shades

#a012c1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a012c1
  2. #9010ae
  3. #800e9a
  4. #700d87
  5. #600b74
  6. #500961
  7. #40074d
  8. #30053a
  9. #200427
  10. #100213
  11. #000000

Tints

#a012c1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a012c1
  2. #aa2ac7
  3. #b341cd
  4. #bd59d4
  5. #c671da
  6. #d089e0
  7. #d9a0e6
  8. #e3b8ec
  9. #ecd0f3
  10. #f6e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a012c1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a012c1
  2. #9d1dbb
  3. #9a28b4
  4. #9633ae
  5. #933ea7
  6. #9049a1
  7. #8d549a
  8. #8a5f94
  9. #866a8d
  10. #837587
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f4c91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e64be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f4372 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e46c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b4fbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f3698 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a012c1 {
  color: #a012c1;
}
Background
.bg-a012c1 {
  background-color: #a012c1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a012c1 {
  border: 2px solid #a012c1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a012c1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 18 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 83% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a012c1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a012c1, #c1128a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a012c1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 18 193 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.71 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.78 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.13 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.78 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.00 #5fed3e Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a012c1  rgb(160, 18, 193)  hsl(289, 83%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#33c112  rgb(51, 193, 18)  hsl(109, 83%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#c1a012  rgb(193, 160, 18)  hsl(49, 83%, 41%)  Metallic Gold
#12c1a0  rgb(18, 193, 160)  hsl(169, 83%, 41%)  Caribbean Green