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#A01AC8

#a01ac8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a01ac8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 286.21°, with 76.99% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1238

Complementary

  1. #a01ac8
  2. #42c81a

Split complementary

  1. #a01ac8
  2. #99c81a
  3. #1ac849

Analogous

  1. #491ac8
  2. #a01ac8
  3. #c81a99

Triadic

  1. #a01ac8
  2. #c8a01a
  3. #1ac8a0

Tetradic

  1. #a01ac8
  2. #c81a42
  3. #42c81a
  4. #1ac8a0

Square

  1. #a01ac8
  2. #c8491a
  3. #42c81a
  4. #1a99c8

Monochromatic

  1. #340841
  2. #6a1184
  3. #a01ac8
  4. #c247e7
  5. #d98bf0

Shades

#a01ac8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a01ac8
  2. #9017b4
  3. #8015a0
  4. #70128c
  5. #601078
  6. #500d64
  7. #400a50
  8. #30083c
  9. #200528
  10. #100314
  11. #000000

Tints

#a01ac8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a01ac8
  2. #aa31ce
  3. #b348d3
  4. #bd5fd9
  5. #c676de
  6. #d08de4
  7. #d9a3e9
  8. #e3baef
  9. #ecd1f4
  10. #f6e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a01ac8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a01ac8
  2. #9d24c1
  3. #9a2eba
  4. #9639b2
  5. #9343ab
  6. #904da4
  7. #8d579d
  8. #8a6196
  9. #866c8e
  10. #837687
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804f96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1366c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d4977 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d49cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a52c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e3c9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a01ac8 {
  color: #a01ac8;
}
Background
.bg-a01ac8 {
  background-color: #a01ac8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a01ac8 {
  border: 2px solid #a01ac8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a01ac8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 26 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 77% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a01ac8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a01ac8, #c81a99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a01ac8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 26 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.03 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.62 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.58 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.88 #5fe537 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a01ac8  rgb(160, 26, 200)  hsl(286, 77%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#42c81a  rgb(66, 200, 26)  hsl(106, 77%, 44%)  Lime Green
#c8a01a  rgb(200, 160, 26)  hsl(46, 77%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#1ac8a0  rgb(26, 200, 160)  hsl(166, 77%, 44%)  Caribbean Green