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#A032C7

#a032c7 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a032c7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 19.61% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.6% cyan, 74.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 284.3°, with 59.84% saturation and 48.82% 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 1.67.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1388

Complementary

  1. #a032c7
  2. #59c732

Split complementary

  1. #a032c7
  2. #a3c732
  3. #32c756

Analogous

  1. #5632c7
  2. #a032c7
  3. #c732a3

Triadic

  1. #a032c7
  2. #c7a032
  3. #32c7a0

Tetradic

  1. #a032c7
  2. #c73259
  3. #59c732
  4. #32c7a0

Square

  1. #a032c7
  2. #c75632
  3. #59c732
  4. #32a3c7

Monochromatic

  1. #3e134d
  2. #6f238a
  3. #a032c7
  4. #bd6cda
  5. #d8a9e9

Shades

#a032c7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a032c7
  2. #902db3
  3. #80289f
  4. #70238b
  5. #601e77
  6. #501964
  7. #401450
  8. #300f3c
  9. #200a28
  10. #100514
  11. #000000

Tints

#a032c7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a032c7
  2. #aa47cd
  3. #b35bd2
  4. #bd70d8
  5. #c684dd
  6. #d099e3
  7. #d9ade9
  8. #e3c2ee
  9. #ecd6f4
  10. #f6ebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a032c7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a032c7
  2. #9d3ac0
  3. #9a42b9
  4. #9649b2
  5. #9351ab
  6. #9059a4
  7. #8d619c
  8. #8a6995
  9. #86708e
  10. #837887
  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 #825797 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d6bc4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d537b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6253c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e59c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e489f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a032c7 {
  color: #a032c7;
}
Background
.bg-a032c7 {
  background-color: #a032c7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a032c7 {
  border: 2px solid #a032c7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a032c7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 50 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 60% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a032c7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a032c7, #c732a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a032c7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 50 199 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.35 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.13 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.38 #5fcd38 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a032c7  rgb(160, 50, 199)  hsl(284, 60%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#59c732  rgb(89, 199, 50)  hsl(104, 60%, 49%)  Lime Green
#c7a032  rgb(199, 160, 50)  hsl(44, 60%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#32c7a0  rgb(50, 199, 160)  hsl(164, 60%, 49%)  Caribbean Green