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#A01DCF

#a01dcf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a01dcf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 11.37% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.71% cyan, 85.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 284.16°, with 75.42% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1286

Complementary

  1. #a01dcf
  2. #4ccf1d

Split complementary

  1. #a01dcf
  2. #a5cf1d
  3. #1dcf47

Analogous

  1. #471dcf
  2. #a01dcf
  3. #cf1da5

Triadic

  1. #a01dcf
  2. #cfa01d
  3. #1dcfa0

Tetradic

  1. #a01dcf
  2. #cf1d4c
  3. #4ccf1d
  4. #1dcfa0

Square

  1. #a01dcf
  2. #cf471d
  3. #4ccf1d
  4. #1da5cf

Monochromatic

  1. #380a49
  2. #6c148c
  3. #a01dcf
  4. #bf52e7
  5. #d895f0

Shades

#a01dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a01dcf
  2. #901aba
  3. #8017a6
  4. #701491
  5. #60117c
  6. #500f68
  7. #400c53
  8. #30093e
  9. #200629
  10. #100315
  11. #000000

Tints

#a01dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a01dcf
  2. #aa34d4
  3. #b34ad9
  4. #bd61dd
  5. #c677e2
  6. #d08ee7
  7. #d9a5ec
  8. #e3bbf1
  9. #ecd2f5
  10. #f6e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a01dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a01dcf
  2. #9d27c7
  3. #9a31bf
  4. #963bb7
  5. #9345af
  6. #904fa8
  7. #8d58a0
  8. #8a6298
  9. #866c90
  10. #837688
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81519b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ed3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b4e7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b4cd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6853cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d40a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a01dcf {
  color: #a01dcf;
}
Background
.bg-a01dcf {
  background-color: #a01dcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a01dcf {
  border: 2px solid #a01dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a01dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 29 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a01dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a01dcf, #cf1da5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a01dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 29 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.09 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.27 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.01 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.72 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.76 #5fe230 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a01dcf  rgb(160, 29, 207)  hsl(284, 75%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#4ccf1d  rgb(76, 207, 29)  hsl(104, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green
#cfa01d  rgb(207, 160, 29)  hsl(44, 75%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#1dcfa0  rgb(29, 207, 160)  hsl(164, 75%, 46%)  Caribbean Green