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#A01CD7

#a01cd7 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a01cd7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 10.98% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.58% cyan, 86.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 282.35°, with 76.95% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1321

Complementary

  1. #a01cd7
  2. #53d71c

Split complementary

  1. #a01cd7
  2. #b1d71c
  3. #1cd742

Analogous

  1. #421cd7
  2. #a01cd7
  3. #d71cb1

Triadic

  1. #a01cd7
  2. #d7a01c
  3. #1cd7a0

Tetradic

  1. #a01cd7
  2. #d71c53
  3. #53d71c
  4. #1cd7a0

Square

  1. #a01cd7
  2. #d7421c
  3. #53d71c
  4. #1cb1d7

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0a50
  2. #6e1393
  3. #a01cd7
  4. #be56e9
  5. #d89af2

Shades

#a01cd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a01cd7
  2. #9019c2
  3. #8016ac
  4. #701497
  5. #601181
  6. #500e6c
  7. #400b56
  8. #300841
  9. #20062b
  10. #100316
  11. #000000

Tints

#a01cd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a01cd7
  2. #aa33db
  3. #b349df
  4. #bd60e3
  5. #c677e7
  6. #d08eeb
  7. #d9a4ef
  8. #e3bbf3
  9. #ecd2f7
  10. #f6e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a01cd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a01cd7
  2. #9d26ce
  3. #9a30c6
  4. #963abd
  5. #9344b4
  6. #904eac
  7. #8d58a3
  8. #8a629a
  9. #866c91
  10. #837689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8152a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #995280 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #584dda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6554d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c42aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a01cd7 {
  color: #a01cd7;
}
Background
.bg-a01cd7 {
  background-color: #a01cd7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a01cd7 {
  border: 2px solid #a01cd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a01cd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 28 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a01cd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a01cd7, #d71cb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a01cd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 28 215 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.29 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.27 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.91 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.27 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.90 #5fe328 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a01cd7  rgb(160, 28, 215)  hsl(282, 77%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#53d71c  rgb(83, 215, 28)  hsl(102, 77%, 48%)  Lime Green
#d7a01c  rgb(215, 160, 28)  hsl(42, 77%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#1cd7a0  rgb(28, 215, 160)  hsl(162, 77%, 48%)  Caribbean Green