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#A032DC

#a032dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a032dc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 19.61% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.27% cyan, 77.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 278.82°, with 70.83% saturation and 52.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1492

Complementary

  1. #a032dc
  2. #6edc32

Split complementary

  1. #a032dc
  2. #c3dc32
  3. #32dc4b

Analogous

  1. #4b32dc
  2. #a032dc
  3. #dc32c3

Triadic

  1. #a032dc
  2. #dca032
  3. #32dca0

Tetradic

  1. #a032dc
  2. #dc326e
  3. #6edc32
  4. #32dca0

Square

  1. #a032dc
  2. #dc4b32
  3. #6edc32
  4. #32c3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #471164
  2. #751ca5
  3. #a032dc
  4. #be73e7
  5. #ddb5f2

Shades

#a032dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a032dc
  2. #902dc6
  3. #8028b0
  4. #70239a
  5. #601e84
  6. #50196e
  7. #401458
  8. #300f42
  9. #200a2c
  10. #100516
  11. #000000

Tints

#a032dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a032dc
  2. #aa47e0
  3. #b35be3
  4. #bd70e7
  5. #c684ea
  6. #d099ee
  7. #d9adf1
  8. #e3c2f5
  9. #ecd6f8
  10. #f6ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a032dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a032dc
  2. #9d3ad3
  3. #9a42ca
  4. #9649c0
  5. #9351b7
  6. #9059ae
  7. #8d61a5
  8. #8a699c
  9. #867092
  10. #837889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #845aa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #975c87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b57df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #675bda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b4faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a032dc {
  color: #a032dc;
}
Background
.bg-a032dc {
  background-color: #a032dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a032dc {
  border: 2px solid #a032dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a032dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 50 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a032dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a032dc, #dc32c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a032dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 50 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.51 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.15 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.40 #5fcd23 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a032dc  rgb(160, 50, 220)  hsl(279, 71%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#6edc32  rgb(110, 220, 50)  hsl(99, 71%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dca032  rgb(220, 160, 50)  hsl(39, 71%, 53%)  Marigold
#32dca0  rgb(50, 220, 160)  hsl(159, 71%, 53%)  Caribbean Green