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#A02CD7

#a02cd7 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a02cd7 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 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.58% cyan, 79.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 280.7°, with 68.13% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.72.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1418

Complementary

  1. #a02cd7
  2. #63d72c

Split complementary

  1. #a02cd7
  2. #b9d72c
  3. #2cd74a

Analogous

  1. #4a2cd7
  2. #a02cd7
  3. #d72cb9

Triadic

  1. #a02cd7
  2. #d7a02c
  3. #2cd7a0

Tetradic

  1. #a02cd7
  2. #d72c63
  3. #63d72c
  4. #2cd7a0

Square

  1. #a02cd7
  2. #d74a2c
  3. #63d72c
  4. #2cb9d7

Monochromatic

  1. #421159
  2. #711d99
  3. #a02cd7
  4. #bd6ce3
  5. #daadef

Shades

#a02cd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a02cd7
  2. #9028c2
  3. #8023ac
  4. #701f97
  5. #601a81
  6. #50166c
  7. #401256
  8. #300d41
  9. #20092b
  10. #100416
  11. #000000

Tints

#a02cd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a02cd7
  2. #aa41db
  3. #b356df
  4. #bd6be3
  5. #c680e7
  6. #d096eb
  7. #d9abef
  8. #e3c0f3
  9. #ecd5f7
  10. #f6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a02cd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a02cd7
  2. #9d34ce
  3. #9a3dc6
  4. #9645bd
  5. #934eb4
  6. #9056ac
  7. #8d5ea3
  8. #8a679a
  9. #866f91
  10. #837889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8357a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #995783 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b53da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6858d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c4aab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a02cd7 {
  color: #a02cd7;
}
Background
.bg-a02cd7 {
  background-color: #a02cd7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a02cd7 {
  border: 2px solid #a02cd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a02cd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 44 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 68% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a02cd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a02cd7, #d72cb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a02cd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 44 215 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.04 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.22 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.32 #5fd328 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a02cd7  rgb(160, 44, 215)  hsl(281, 68%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#63d72c  rgb(99, 215, 44)  hsl(101, 68%, 51%)  Lime Green
#d7a02c  rgb(215, 160, 44)  hsl(41, 68%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#2cd7a0  rgb(44, 215, 160)  hsl(161, 68%, 51%)  Caribbean Green