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#A027DC

#a027dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a027dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 15.29% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.27% cyan, 82.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 280.11°, with 72.11% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.29.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1409

Complementary

  1. #a027dc
  2. #63dc27

Split complementary

  1. #a027dc
  2. #bddc27
  3. #27dc45

Analogous

  1. #4527dc
  2. #a027dc
  3. #dc27bd

Triadic

  1. #a027dc
  2. #dca027
  3. #27dca0

Tetradic

  1. #a027dc
  2. #dc2763
  3. #63dc27
  4. #27dca0

Square

  1. #a027dc
  2. #dc4527
  3. #63dc27
  4. #27bddc

Monochromatic

  1. #420f5b
  2. #71199d
  3. #a027dc
  4. #bd69e7
  5. #daabf1

Shades

#a027dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a027dc
  2. #9023c6
  3. #801fb0
  4. #701b9a
  5. #601784
  6. #50146e
  7. #401058
  8. #300c42
  9. #20082c
  10. #100416
  11. #000000

Tints

#a027dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a027dc
  2. #aa3de0
  3. #b352e3
  4. #bd68e7
  5. #c67dea
  6. #d093ee
  7. #d9a9f1
  8. #e3bef5
  9. #ecd4f8
  10. #f6e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a027dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a027dc
  2. #9d30d3
  3. #9a39ca
  4. #9642c0
  5. #934bb7
  6. #9054ae
  7. #8d5ca5
  8. #8a659c
  9. #866e92
  10. #837789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8356a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #985885 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5852df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6557da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b49af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a027dc {
  color: #a027dc;
}
Background
.bg-a027dc {
  background-color: #a027dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a027dc {
  border: 2px solid #a027dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a027dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 39 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a027dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a027dc, #dc27bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a027dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 39 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.40 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.49 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.35 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.03 #5fd823 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a027dc  rgb(160, 39, 220)  hsl(280, 72%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#63dc27  rgb(99, 220, 39)  hsl(100, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dca027  rgb(220, 160, 39)  hsl(40, 72%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#27dca0  rgb(39, 220, 160)  hsl(160, 72%, 51%)  Caribbean Green