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#A02FAC

#a02fac ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a02fac is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 18.43% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.98% cyan, 72.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 294.24°, with 57.08% saturation and 42.94% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1249

Complementary

  1. #a02fac
  2. #3bac2f

Split complementary

  1. #a02fac
  2. #79ac2f
  3. #2fac61

Analogous

  1. #612fac
  2. #a02fac
  3. #ac2f79

Triadic

  1. #a02fac
  2. #aca02f
  3. #2faca0

Tetradic

  1. #a02fac
  2. #ac2f3b
  3. #3bac2f
  4. #2faca0

Square

  1. #a02fac
  2. #ac612f
  3. #3bac2f
  4. #2f79ac

Monochromatic

  1. #300e34
  2. #681f70
  3. #a02fac
  4. #c557d1
  5. #da93e1

Shades

#a02fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a02fac
  2. #902a9b
  3. #80268a
  4. #702178
  5. #601c67
  6. #501856
  7. #401345
  8. #300e34
  9. #200922
  10. #100511
  11. #000000

Tints

#a02fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a02fac
  2. #aa44b4
  3. #b359bd
  4. #bd6dc5
  5. #c682cd
  6. #d097d6
  7. #d9acde
  8. #e3c1e6
  9. #ecd5ee
  10. #f6eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a02fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a02fac
  2. #9d37a8
  3. #9a3fa3
  4. #96479f
  5. #934f9a
  6. #905896
  7. #8d6092
  8. #8a688d
  9. #867089
  10. #837884
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #805386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005baf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4568a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3456b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #694dae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7556aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a23d8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a02fac {
  color: #a02fac;
}
Background
.bg-a02fac {
  background-color: #a02fac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a02fac {
  border: 2px solid #a02fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a02fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 47 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a02fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a02fac, #ac2f79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a02fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 47 172 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.67 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.75 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.82 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.20 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.63 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.09 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.69 #5fd053 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a02fac  rgb(160, 47, 172)  hsl(294, 57%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#3bac2f  rgb(59, 172, 47)  hsl(114, 57%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#aca02f  rgb(172, 160, 47)  hsl(54, 57%, 43%)  Brass
#2faca0  rgb(47, 172, 160)  hsl(174, 57%, 43%)  Light Sea Green