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#A028DF

#a028df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a028df is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 15.69% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.25% cyan, 82.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 279.34°, with 74.09% saturation and 51.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1432

Complementary

  1. #a028df
  2. #67df28

Split complementary

  1. #a028df
  2. #c3df28
  3. #28df44

Analogous

  1. #4428df
  2. #a028df
  3. #df28c3

Triadic

  1. #a028df
  2. #dfa028
  3. #28dfa0

Tetradic

  1. #a028df
  2. #df2867
  3. #67df28
  4. #28dfa0

Square

  1. #a028df
  2. #df4428
  3. #67df28
  4. #28c3df

Monochromatic

  1. #440e60
  2. #7318a2
  3. #a028df
  4. #bd6be9
  5. #dbadf3

Shades

#a028df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a028df
  2. #9024c9
  3. #8020b2
  4. #701c9c
  5. #601886
  6. #501470
  7. #401059
  8. #300c43
  9. #20082d
  10. #100416
  11. #000000

Tints

#a028df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a028df
  2. #aa3ee2
  3. #b353e5
  4. #bd69e9
  5. #c67eec
  6. #d094ef
  7. #d9a9f2
  8. #e3bff5
  9. #ecd4f9
  10. #f6eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a028df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a028df
  2. #9d31d6
  3. #9a3acc
  4. #9642c3
  5. #934bb9
  6. #9054b0
  7. #8d5da6
  8. #8a669d
  9. #866e93
  10. #83778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8357a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #975a87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5753e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6458dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a4ab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a028df {
  color: #a028df;
}
Background
.bg-a028df {
  background-color: #a028df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a028df {
  border: 2px solid #a028df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a028df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 40 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a028df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a028df, #df28c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a028df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 40 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.68 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.26 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.06 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.92 #5fd720 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a028df  rgb(160, 40, 223)  hsl(279, 74%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#67df28  rgb(103, 223, 40)  hsl(99, 74%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dfa028  rgb(223, 160, 40)  hsl(39, 74%, 52%)  Marigold
#28dfa0  rgb(40, 223, 160)  hsl(159, 74%, 52%)  Caribbean Green