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#A016BF

#a016bf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a016bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 8.63% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.23% cyan, 88.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 288.99°, with 79.34% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1181

Complementary

  1. #a016bf
  2. #35bf16

Split complementary

  1. #a016bf
  2. #89bf16
  3. #16bf4b

Analogous

  1. #4b16bf
  2. #a016bf
  3. #bf1689

Triadic

  1. #a016bf
  2. #bfa016
  3. #16bfa0

Tetradic

  1. #a016bf
  2. #bf1635
  3. #35bf16
  4. #16bfa0

Square

  1. #a016bf
  2. #bf4b16
  3. #35bf16
  4. #1689bf

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0636
  2. #670e7a
  3. #a016bf
  4. #c839e8
  5. #db7ef0

Shades

#a016bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a016bf
  2. #9014ac
  3. #801299
  4. #700f86
  5. #600d73
  6. #500b60
  7. #40094c
  8. #300739
  9. #200426
  10. #100213
  11. #000000

Tints

#a016bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a016bf
  2. #aa2dc5
  3. #b345cc
  4. #bd5cd2
  5. #c673d9
  6. #d08bdf
  7. #d9a2e5
  8. #e3b9ec
  9. #ecd0f2
  10. #f6e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a016bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a016bf
  2. #9d21b9
  3. #9a2bb2
  4. #9636ac
  5. #9340a6
  6. #904ba0
  7. #8d5699
  8. #8a6093
  9. #866b8d
  10. #837586
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f4d90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2464bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f4371 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f47c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c50bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a03697 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a016bf {
  color: #a016bf;
}
Background
.bg-a016bf {
  background-color: #a016bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a016bf {
  border: 2px solid #a016bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a016bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 22 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a016bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a016bf, #bf1689);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a016bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 22 191 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.39 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.49 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.85 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.87 #5fe940 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a016bf  rgb(160, 22, 191)  hsl(289, 79%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#35bf16  rgb(53, 191, 22)  hsl(109, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#bfa016  rgb(191, 160, 22)  hsl(49, 79%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#16bfa0  rgb(22, 191, 160)  hsl(169, 79%, 42%)  Mint