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#A028BF

#a028bf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a028bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 15.69% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.23% cyan, 79.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 287.68°, with 65.37% saturation and 45.29% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1275

Complementary

  1. #a028bf
  2. #47bf28

Split complementary

  1. #a028bf
  2. #92bf28
  3. #28bf54

Analogous

  1. #5428bf
  2. #a028bf
  3. #bf2892

Triadic

  1. #a028bf
  2. #bfa028
  3. #28bfa0

Tetradic

  1. #a028bf
  2. #bf2847
  3. #47bf28
  4. #28bfa0

Square

  1. #a028bf
  2. #bf5428
  3. #47bf28
  4. #2892bf

Monochromatic

  1. #360e40
  2. #6b1b80
  3. #a028bf
  4. #c158dc
  5. #d897e9

Shades

#a028bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a028bf
  2. #9024ac
  3. #802099
  4. #701c86
  5. #601873
  6. #501460
  7. #40104c
  8. #300c39
  9. #200826
  10. #100413
  11. #000000

Tints

#a028bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a028bf
  2. #aa3ec5
  3. #b353cc
  4. #bd69d2
  5. #c67ed9
  6. #d094df
  7. #d9a9e5
  8. #e3bfec
  9. #ecd4f2
  10. #f6eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a028bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a028bf
  2. #9d31b9
  3. #9a3ab2
  4. #9642ac
  5. #934ba6
  6. #9054a0
  7. #8d5d99
  8. #8a6693
  9. #866e8d
  10. #837786
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #805291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f68bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f4a74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #624dc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f55bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f3f98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a028bf {
  color: #a028bf;
}
Background
.bg-a028bf {
  background-color: #a028bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a028bf {
  border: 2px solid #a028bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a028bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 40 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a028bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a028bf, #bf2892);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a028bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 40 191 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.80 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.02 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.07 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.42 #5fd740 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a028bf  rgb(160, 40, 191)  hsl(288, 65%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#47bf28  rgb(71, 191, 40)  hsl(108, 65%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#bfa028  rgb(191, 160, 40)  hsl(48, 65%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#28bfa0  rgb(40, 191, 160)  hsl(168, 65%, 45%)  Mint