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#A01AC7

#a01ac7 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a01ac7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 10.2% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.6% cyan, 86.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 286.47°, with 76.89% saturation and 44.12% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1234

Complementary

  1. #a01ac7
  2. #41c71a

Split complementary

  1. #a01ac7
  2. #98c71a
  3. #1ac749

Analogous

  1. #491ac7
  2. #a01ac7
  3. #c71a98

Triadic

  1. #a01ac7
  2. #c7a01a
  3. #1ac7a0

Tetradic

  1. #a01ac7
  2. #c71a41
  3. #41c71a
  4. #1ac7a0

Square

  1. #a01ac7
  2. #c7491a
  3. #41c71a
  4. #1a98c7

Monochromatic

  1. #330840
  2. #6a1183
  3. #a01ac7
  4. #c347e7
  5. #d98af0

Shades

#a01ac7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a01ac7
  2. #9017b3
  3. #80159f
  4. #70128b
  5. #601077
  6. #500d64
  7. #400a50
  8. #30083c
  9. #200528
  10. #100314
  11. #000000

Tints

#a01ac7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a01ac7
  2. #aa31cd
  3. #b348d2
  4. #bd5fd8
  5. #c676dd
  6. #d08de3
  7. #d9a3e9
  8. #e3baee
  9. #ecd1f4
  10. #f6e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a01ac7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a01ac7
  2. #9d24c0
  3. #9a2eb9
  4. #9639b2
  5. #9343ab
  6. #904da4
  7. #8d579c
  8. #8a6195
  9. #866c8e
  10. #837687
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804f95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1666c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d4976 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d49ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a52c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e3b9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a01ac7 {
  color: #a01ac7;
}
Background
.bg-a01ac7 {
  background-color: #a01ac7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a01ac7 {
  border: 2px solid #a01ac7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a01ac7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 26 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 77% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a01ac7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a01ac7, #c71a98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a01ac7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 26 199 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.72 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.18 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.75 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.99 #5fe538 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a01ac7  rgb(160, 26, 199)  hsl(286, 77%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#41c71a  rgb(65, 199, 26)  hsl(106, 77%, 44%)  Lime Green
#c7a01a  rgb(199, 160, 26)  hsl(46, 77%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#1ac7a0  rgb(26, 199, 160)  hsl(166, 77%, 44%)  Caribbean Green