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#A01BCB

#a01bcb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a01bcb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 10.59% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.18% cyan, 86.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 285.34°, with 76.52% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1257

Complementary

  1. #a01bcb
  2. #46cb1b

Split complementary

  1. #a01bcb
  2. #9ecb1b
  3. #1bcb48

Analogous

  1. #481bcb
  2. #a01bcb
  3. #cb1b9e

Triadic

  1. #a01bcb
  2. #cba01b
  3. #1bcba0

Tetradic

  1. #a01bcb
  2. #cb1b46
  3. #46cb1b
  4. #1bcba0

Square

  1. #a01bcb
  2. #cb481b
  3. #46cb1b
  4. #1b9ecb

Monochromatic

  1. #360944
  2. #6b1287
  3. #a01bcb
  4. #c14be7
  5. #d88ff0

Shades

#a01bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a01bcb
  2. #9018b7
  3. #8016a2
  4. #70138e
  5. #60107a
  6. #500e66
  7. #400b51
  8. #30083d
  9. #200529
  10. #100314
  11. #000000

Tints

#a01bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a01bcb
  2. #aa32d0
  3. #b349d5
  4. #bd5fdb
  5. #c676e0
  6. #d08de5
  7. #d9a4ea
  8. #e3bbef
  9. #ecd1f5
  10. #f6e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a01bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a01bcb
  2. #9d25c4
  3. #9a2fbc
  4. #9639b5
  5. #9343ad
  6. #904ea6
  7. #8d589e
  8. #8a6297
  9. #866c8f
  10. #837688
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #805098 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ccf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0866c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c4b79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c4ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6952c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e3da0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a01bcb {
  color: #a01bcb;
}
Background
.bg-a01bcb {
  background-color: #a01bcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a01bcb {
  border: 2px solid #a01bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a01bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 27 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a01bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a01bcb, #cb1b9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a01bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 27 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.24 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.59 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.22 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.66 #5fe434 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a01bcb  rgb(160, 27, 203)  hsl(285, 77%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#46cb1b  rgb(70, 203, 27)  hsl(105, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cba01b  rgb(203, 160, 27)  hsl(45, 77%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#1bcba0  rgb(27, 203, 160)  hsl(165, 77%, 45%)  Caribbean Green