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#A02ECC

#a02ecc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a02ecc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 18.04% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.57% cyan, 77.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 283.29°, with 63.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.22.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1379

Complementary

  1. #a02ecc
  2. #5acc2e

Split complementary

  1. #a02ecc
  2. #a9cc2e
  3. #2ecc51

Analogous

  1. #512ecc
  2. #a02ecc
  3. #cc2ea9

Triadic

  1. #a02ecc
  2. #cca02e
  3. #2ecca0

Tetradic

  1. #a02ecc
  2. #cc2e5a
  3. #5acc2e
  4. #2ecca0

Square

  1. #a02ecc
  2. #cc512e
  3. #5acc2e
  4. #2ea9cc

Monochromatic

  1. #3e124f
  2. #6f208e
  3. #a02ecc
  4. #bd69dd
  5. #d8a8eb

Shades

#a02ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a02ecc
  2. #9029b8
  3. #8025a3
  4. #70208f
  5. #601c7a
  6. #501766
  7. #401252
  8. #300e3d
  9. #200929
  10. #100514
  11. #000000

Tints

#a02ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a02ecc
  2. #aa43d1
  3. #b358d6
  4. #bd6ddb
  5. #c682e0
  6. #d097e6
  7. #d9abeb
  8. #e3c0f0
  9. #ecd5f5
  10. #f6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a02ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a02ecc
  2. #9d36c4
  3. #9a3ebd
  4. #9647b5
  5. #934fae
  6. #9057a6
  7. #8d5f9e
  8. #8a6797
  9. #86708f
  10. #837888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82569a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #216ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c537d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6052cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c58ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d47a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a02ecc {
  color: #a02ecc;
}
Background
.bg-a02ecc {
  background-color: #a02ecc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a02ecc {
  border: 2px solid #a02ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a02ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 46 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a02ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a02ecc, #cc2ea9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a02ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 46 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.22 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.55 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.68 #5fd133 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a02ecc  rgb(160, 46, 204)  hsl(283, 63%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#5acc2e  rgb(90, 204, 46)  hsl(103, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green
#cca02e  rgb(204, 160, 46)  hsl(43, 63%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#2ecca0  rgb(46, 204, 160)  hsl(163, 63%, 49%)  Caribbean Green