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#A012DA

#a012da ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a012da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 7.06% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.61% cyan, 91.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 282.6°, with 84.75% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1297

Complementary

  1. #a012da
  2. #4cda12

Split complementary

  1. #a012da
  2. #b0da12
  3. #12da3c

Analogous

  1. #3c12da
  2. #a012da
  3. #da12b0

Triadic

  1. #a012da
  2. #daa012
  3. #12daa0

Tetradic

  1. #a012da
  2. #da124c
  3. #4cda12
  4. #12daa0

Square

  1. #a012da
  2. #da3c12
  3. #4cda12
  4. #12b0da

Monochromatic

  1. #38064d
  2. #6c0c93
  3. #a012da
  4. #bf49f0
  5. #d88ff6

Shades

#a012da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a012da
  2. #9010c4
  3. #800eae
  4. #700d99
  5. #600b83
  6. #50096d
  7. #400757
  8. #300541
  9. #20042c
  10. #100216
  11. #000000

Tints

#a012da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a012da
  2. #aa2ade
  3. #b341e1
  4. #bd59e5
  5. #c671e9
  6. #d089ed
  7. #d9a0f0
  8. #e3b8f4
  9. #ecd0f8
  10. #f6e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a012da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a012da
  2. #9d1dd1
  3. #9a28c8
  4. #9633bf
  5. #933eb6
  6. #9049ad
  7. #8d54a4
  8. #8a5f9b
  9. #866a92
  10. #837589
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8150a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #985181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #554bdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6352d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b40ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a012da {
  color: #a012da;
}
Background
.bg-a012da {
  background-color: #a012da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a012da {
  border: 2px solid #a012da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a012da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 18 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a012da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a012da, #da12b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a012da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 18 218 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.60 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.35 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.44 #5fed25 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a012da  rgb(160, 18, 218)  hsl(283, 85%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#4cda12  rgb(76, 218, 18)  hsl(103, 85%, 46%)  Lime Green
#daa012  rgb(218, 160, 18)  hsl(43, 85%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#12daa0  rgb(18, 218, 160)  hsl(163, 85%, 46%)  Caribbean Green