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#A02CD4

#a02cd4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a02cd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.53% cyan, 79.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 281.43°, with 66.14% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.43.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1403

Complementary

  1. #a02cd4
  2. #60d42c

Split complementary

  1. #a02cd4
  2. #b4d42c
  3. #2cd44c

Analogous

  1. #4c2cd4
  2. #a02cd4
  3. #d42cb4

Triadic

  1. #a02cd4
  2. #d4a02c
  3. #2cd4a0

Tetradic

  1. #a02cd4
  2. #d42c60
  3. #60d42c
  4. #2cd4a0

Square

  1. #a02cd4
  2. #d44c2c
  3. #60d42c
  4. #2cb4d4

Monochromatic

  1. #401156
  2. #701e95
  3. #a02cd4
  4. #bd6ce1
  5. #d9abee

Shades

#a02cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a02cd4
  2. #9028bf
  3. #8023aa
  4. #701f94
  5. #601a7f
  6. #50166a
  7. #401255
  8. #300d40
  9. #20092a
  10. #100415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a02cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a02cd4
  2. #aa41d8
  3. #b356dd
  4. #bd6be1
  5. #c680e5
  6. #d096ea
  7. #d9abee
  8. #e3c0f2
  9. #ecd5f6
  10. #f6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a02cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a02cd4
  2. #9d34cc
  3. #9a3dc3
  4. #9645bb
  5. #934eb2
  6. #9056aa
  7. #8d5ea2
  8. #8a6799
  9. #866f91
  10. #837888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82579f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #026bd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a5681 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c52d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6958d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c49a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a02cd4 {
  color: #a02cd4;
}
Background
.bg-a02cd4 {
  background-color: #a02cd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a02cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #a02cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a02cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 44 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 66% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a02cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a02cd4, #d42cb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a02cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 44 212 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.50 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.42 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.06 #5fd32b Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a02cd4  rgb(160, 44, 212)  hsl(281, 66%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#60d42c  rgb(96, 212, 44)  hsl(101, 66%, 50%)  Lime Green
#d4a02c  rgb(212, 160, 44)  hsl(41, 66%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#2cd4a0  rgb(44, 212, 160)  hsl(161, 66%, 50%)  Caribbean Green