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#A03BCB

#a03bcb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a03bcb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 23.14% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.18% cyan, 70.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 282.08°, with 58.06% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1491

Complementary

  1. #a03bcb
  2. #66cb3b

Split complementary

  1. #a03bcb
  2. #aecb3b
  3. #3bcb58

Analogous

  1. #583bcb
  2. #a03bcb
  3. #cb3bae

Triadic

  1. #a03bcb
  2. #cba03b
  3. #3bcba0

Tetradic

  1. #a03bcb
  2. #cb3b66
  3. #66cb3b
  4. #3bcba0

Square

  1. #a03bcb
  2. #cb583b
  3. #66cb3b
  4. #3baecb

Monochromatic

  1. #431756
  2. #722793
  3. #a03bcb
  4. #bd77db
  5. #dbb4eb

Shades

#a03bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a03bcb
  2. #9035b7
  3. #802fa2
  4. #70298e
  5. #60237a
  6. #501e66
  7. #401851
  8. #30123d
  9. #200c29
  10. #100614
  11. #000000

Tints

#a03bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a03bcb
  2. #aa4fd0
  3. #b362d5
  4. #bd76db
  5. #c689e0
  6. #d09de5
  7. #d9b1ea
  8. #e3c4ef
  9. #ecd8f5
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a03bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a03bcb
  2. #9d42c4
  3. #9a49bc
  4. #9650b5
  5. #9357ad
  6. #905ea6
  7. #8d649e
  8. #8a6b97
  9. #86728f
  10. #837988
  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 #845c9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #316ec8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c5a7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6458cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f5ec9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d4fa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a03bcb {
  color: #a03bcb;
}
Background
.bg-a03bcb {
  background-color: #a03bcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a03bcb {
  border: 2px solid #a03bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a03bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 59 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a03bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a03bcb, #cb3bae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a03bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 59 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.20 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.30 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.53 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.55 #5fc434 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a03bcb  rgb(160, 59, 203)  hsl(282, 58%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#66cb3b  rgb(102, 203, 59)  hsl(102, 58%, 51%)  Lime Green
#cba03b  rgb(203, 160, 59)  hsl(42, 58%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#3bcba0  rgb(59, 203, 160)  hsl(162, 58%, 51%)  Caribbean Green