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#A02CD0

#a02cd0 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a02cd0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 17.25% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.08% cyan, 78.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 282.44°, with 65.08% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.2.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1383

Complementary

  1. #a02cd0
  2. #5cd02c

Split complementary

  1. #a02cd0
  2. #aed02c
  3. #2cd04e

Analogous

  1. #4e2cd0
  2. #a02cd0
  3. #d02cae

Triadic

  1. #a02cd0
  2. #d0a02c
  3. #2cd0a0

Tetradic

  1. #a02cd0
  2. #d02c5c
  3. #5cd02c
  4. #2cd0a0

Square

  1. #a02cd0
  2. #d04e2c
  3. #5cd02c
  4. #2caed0

Monochromatic

  1. #3f1152
  2. #6f1f91
  3. #a02cd0
  4. #bd69df
  5. #d9a8ed

Shades

#a02cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a02cd0
  2. #9028bb
  3. #8023a6
  4. #701f92
  5. #601a7d
  6. #501668
  7. #401253
  8. #300d3e
  9. #20092a
  10. #100415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a02cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a02cd0
  2. #aa41d5
  3. #b356d9
  4. #bd6bde
  5. #c680e3
  6. #d096e8
  7. #d9abec
  8. #e3c0f1
  9. #ecd5f6
  10. #f6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a02cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a02cd0
  2. #9d34c8
  3. #9a3dc0
  4. #9645b8
  5. #934eb0
  6. #9056a8
  7. #8d5ea0
  8. #8a6798
  9. #866f90
  10. #837888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82569d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #146acd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b547f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e52d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a58ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d47a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a02cd0 {
  color: #a02cd0;
}
Background
.bg-a02cd0 {
  background-color: #a02cd0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a02cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #a02cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a02cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 44 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a02cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a02cd0, #d02cae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a02cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 44 208 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.20 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.95 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.99 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.72 #5fd32f Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a02cd0  rgb(160, 44, 208)  hsl(282, 65%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#5cd02c  rgb(92, 208, 44)  hsl(102, 65%, 49%)  Lime Green
#d0a02c  rgb(208, 160, 44)  hsl(42, 65%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#2cd0a0  rgb(44, 208, 160)  hsl(162, 65%, 49%)  Caribbean Green