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#A030CB

#a030cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a030cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 18.82% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.18% cyan, 76.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 283.35°, with 61.75% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.3.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.139

Complementary

  1. #a030cb
  2. #5bcb30

Split complementary

  1. #a030cb
  2. #a9cb30
  3. #30cb52

Analogous

  1. #5230cb
  2. #a030cb
  3. #cb30a9

Triadic

  1. #a030cb
  2. #cba030
  3. #30cba0

Tetradic

  1. #a030cb
  2. #cb305b
  3. #5bcb30
  4. #30cba0

Square

  1. #a030cb
  2. #cb5230
  3. #5bcb30
  4. #30a9cb

Monochromatic

  1. #3e134f
  2. #6f218d
  3. #a030cb
  4. #bd6bdc
  5. #d9a9eb

Shades

#a030cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a030cb
  2. #902bb7
  3. #8026a2
  4. #70228e
  5. #601d7a
  6. #501866
  7. #401351
  8. #300e3d
  9. #200a29
  10. #100514
  11. #000000

Tints

#a030cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a030cb
  2. #aa45d0
  3. #b359d5
  4. #bd6edb
  5. #c683e0
  6. #d098e5
  7. #d9acea
  8. #e3c1ef
  9. #ecd6f5
  10. #f6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a030cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a030cb
  2. #9d38c4
  3. #9a40bc
  4. #9648b5
  5. #9350ad
  6. #9058a6
  7. #8d609e
  8. #8a6897
  9. #86708f
  10. #837888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82579a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #256bc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c547d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6053ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d59c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e48a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a030cb {
  color: #a030cb;
}
Background
.bg-a030cb {
  background-color: #a030cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a030cb {
  border: 2px solid #a030cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a030cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 48 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a030cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a030cb, #cb30a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a030cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 48 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.12 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.47 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.73 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.73 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.77 #5fcf34 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a030cb  rgb(160, 48, 203)  hsl(283, 62%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#5bcb30  rgb(91, 203, 48)  hsl(103, 62%, 49%)  Lime Green
#cba030  rgb(203, 160, 48)  hsl(43, 62%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#30cba0  rgb(48, 203, 160)  hsl(163, 62%, 49%)  Caribbean Green