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#A016E2

#a016e2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a016e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 8.63% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.2% cyan, 90.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 280.59°, with 82.26% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1354

Complementary

  1. #a016e2
  2. #58e216

Split complementary

  1. #a016e2
  2. #bee216
  3. #16e23a

Analogous

  1. #3a16e2
  2. #a016e2
  3. #e216be

Triadic

  1. #a016e2
  2. #e2a016
  3. #16e2a0

Tetradic

  1. #a016e2
  2. #e21658
  3. #58e216
  4. #16e2a0

Square

  1. #a016e2
  2. #e23a16
  3. #58e216
  4. #16bee2

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0857
  2. #6f0f9c
  3. #a016e2
  4. #bd56ef
  5. #d89cf5

Shades

#a016e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a016e2
  2. #9014cb
  3. #8012b5
  4. #700f9e
  5. #600d88
  6. #500b71
  7. #40095a
  8. #300744
  9. #20042d
  10. #100217
  11. #000000

Tints

#a016e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a016e2
  2. #aa2de5
  3. #b345e8
  4. #bd5ceb
  5. #c673ee
  6. #d08bf1
  7. #d9a2f3
  8. #e3b9f6
  9. #ecd0f9
  10. #f6e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a016e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a016e2
  2. #9d21d8
  3. #9a2bce
  4. #9636c5
  5. #9340bb
  6. #904bb1
  7. #8d56a7
  8. #8a609d
  9. #866b94
  10. #83758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8252a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #965686 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #524ee5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6053e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a44b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a016e2 {
  color: #a016e2;
}
Background
.bg-a016e2 {
  background-color: #a016e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a016e2 {
  border: 2px solid #a016e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a016e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 22 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a016e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a016e2, #e216be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a016e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 22 226 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.31 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.48 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.62 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.45 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.55 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.03 #5fe91d Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a016e2  rgb(160, 22, 226)  hsl(281, 82%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#58e216  rgb(88, 226, 22)  hsl(101, 82%, 49%)  Harlequin
#e2a016  rgb(226, 160, 22)  hsl(41, 82%, 49%)  Marigold
#16e2a0  rgb(22, 226, 160)  hsl(161, 82%, 49%)  Caribbean Green