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#A022CB

#a022cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a022cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 13.33% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.18% cyan, 83.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 284.73°, with 71.31% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1293

Complementary

  1. #a022cb
  2. #4dcb22

Split complementary

  1. #a022cb
  2. #a2cb22
  3. #22cb4b

Analogous

  1. #4b22cb
  2. #a022cb
  3. #cb22a2

Triadic

  1. #a022cb
  2. #cba022
  3. #22cba0

Tetradic

  1. #a022cb
  2. #cb224d
  3. #4dcb22
  4. #22cba0

Square

  1. #a022cb
  2. #cb4b22
  3. #4dcb22
  4. #22a2cb

Monochromatic

  1. #390c48
  2. #6c1789
  3. #a022cb
  4. #bf57e3
  5. #d898ee

Shades

#a022cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a022cb
  2. #901fb7
  3. #801ba2
  4. #70188e
  5. #60147a
  6. #501166
  7. #400e51
  8. #300a3d
  9. #200729
  10. #100314
  11. #000000

Tints

#a022cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a022cb
  2. #aa38d0
  3. #b34ed5
  4. #bd64db
  5. #c67ae0
  6. #d091e5
  7. #d9a7ea
  8. #e3bdef
  9. #ecd3f5
  10. #f6e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a022cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a022cb
  2. #9d2bc4
  3. #9a35bc
  4. #963eb5
  5. #9348ad
  6. #9051a6
  7. #8d5a9e
  8. #8a6497
  9. #866d8f
  10. #837788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #815299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ecf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1368c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c4e7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d4dce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a54c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e40a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a022cb {
  color: #a022cb;
}
Background
.bg-a022cb {
  background-color: #a022cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a022cb {
  border: 2px solid #a022cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a022cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 34 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 71% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a022cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a022cb, #cb22a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a022cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 34 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.55 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.25 #5fdd34 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a022cb  rgb(160, 34, 203)  hsl(285, 71%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#4dcb22  rgb(77, 203, 34)  hsl(105, 71%, 46%)  Lime Green
#cba022  rgb(203, 160, 34)  hsl(45, 71%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#22cba0  rgb(34, 203, 160)  hsl(165, 71%, 46%)  Caribbean Green