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#A01ACF

#a01acf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a01acf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.71% cyan, 87.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 284.42°, with 77.68% saturation and 45.69% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.29.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1272

Complementary

  1. #a01acf
  2. #49cf1a

Split complementary

  1. #a01acf
  2. #a4cf1a
  3. #1acf46

Analogous

  1. #461acf
  2. #a01acf
  3. #cf1aa4

Triadic

  1. #a01acf
  2. #cfa01a
  3. #1acfa0

Tetradic

  1. #a01acf
  2. #cf1a49
  3. #49cf1a
  4. #1acfa0

Square

  1. #a01acf
  2. #cf461a
  3. #49cf1a
  4. #1aa4cf

Monochromatic

  1. #370947
  2. #6b118b
  3. #a01acf
  4. #c04de9
  5. #d891f1

Shades

#a01acf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a01acf
  2. #9017ba
  3. #8015a6
  4. #701291
  5. #60107c
  6. #500d68
  7. #400a53
  8. #30083e
  9. #200529
  10. #100315
  11. #000000

Tints

#a01acf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a01acf
  2. #aa31d4
  3. #b348d9
  4. #bd5fdd
  5. #c676e2
  6. #d08de7
  7. #d9a3ec
  8. #e3baf1
  9. #ecd1f5
  10. #f6e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a01acf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a01acf
  2. #9d24c7
  3. #9a2ebf
  4. #9639b7
  5. #9343af
  6. #904da8
  7. #8d57a0
  8. #8a6198
  9. #866c90
  10. #837688
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80509b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b4d7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a4bd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6852cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d3ea3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a01acf {
  color: #a01acf;
}
Background
.bg-a01acf {
  background-color: #a01acf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a01acf {
  border: 2px solid #a01acf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a01acf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 26 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 78% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a01acf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a01acf, #cf1aa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a01acf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 26 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.29 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.09 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.03 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.94 #5fe530 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a01acf  rgb(160, 26, 207)  hsl(284, 78%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#49cf1a  rgb(73, 207, 26)  hsl(104, 78%, 46%)  Lime Green
#cfa01a  rgb(207, 160, 26)  hsl(44, 78%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#1acfa0  rgb(26, 207, 160)  hsl(164, 78%, 46%)  Caribbean Green