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#A024DD

#a024dd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a024dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 14.12% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.6% cyan, 83.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 280.22°, with 73.12% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1396

Complementary

  1. #a024dd
  2. #61dd24

Split complementary

  1. #a024dd
  2. #bddd24
  3. #24dd44

Analogous

  1. #4424dd
  2. #a024dd
  3. #dd24bd

Triadic

  1. #a024dd
  2. #dda024
  3. #24dda0

Tetradic

  1. #a024dd
  2. #dd2461
  3. #61dd24
  4. #24dda0

Square

  1. #a024dd
  2. #dd4424
  3. #61dd24
  4. #24bddd

Monochromatic

  1. #410e5a
  2. #71189c
  3. #a024dd
  4. #bd66e7
  5. #d9a8f2

Shades

#a024dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a024dd
  2. #9020c7
  3. #801db1
  4. #70199b
  5. #601685
  6. #50126f
  7. #400e58
  8. #300b42
  9. #20072c
  10. #100416
  11. #000000

Tints

#a024dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a024dd
  2. #aa3ae0
  3. #b350e4
  4. #bd66e7
  5. #c67ceb
  6. #d092ee
  7. #d9a7f1
  8. #e3bdf5
  9. #ecd3f8
  10. #f6e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a024dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a024dd
  2. #9d2dd4
  3. #9a36ca
  4. #9640c1
  5. #9349b8
  6. #9052af
  7. #8d5ba5
  8. #8a649c
  9. #866e93
  10. #837789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8255a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ad9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #975785 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5751e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6456db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b48af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a024dd {
  color: #a024dd;
}
Background
.bg-a024dd {
  background-color: #a024dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a024dd {
  border: 2px solid #a024dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a024dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 36 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a024dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a024dd, #dd24bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a024dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 36 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.13 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.18 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.27 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.39 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.81 #5fdb22 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a024dd  rgb(160, 36, 221)  hsl(280, 73%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#61dd24  rgb(97, 221, 36)  hsl(100, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dda024  rgb(221, 160, 36)  hsl(40, 73%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#24dda0  rgb(36, 221, 160)  hsl(160, 73%, 50%)  Caribbean Green