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#A041CC

#a041cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a041cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 25.49% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.57% cyan, 68.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 281.01°, with 57.68% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.26.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1561

Complementary

  1. #a041cc
  2. #6dcc41

Split complementary

  1. #a041cc
  2. #b3cc41
  3. #41cc5b

Analogous

  1. #5b41cc
  2. #a041cc
  3. #cc41b3

Triadic

  1. #a041cc
  2. #cca041
  3. #41cca0

Tetradic

  1. #a041cc
  2. #cc416d
  3. #6dcc41
  4. #41cca0

Square

  1. #a041cc
  2. #cc5b41
  3. #6dcc41
  4. #41b3cc

Monochromatic

  1. #46195b
  2. #752998
  3. #a041cc
  4. #be7ddc
  5. #dcbaec

Shades

#a041cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a041cc
  2. #903bb8
  3. #8034a3
  4. #702e8f
  5. #60277a
  6. #502166
  7. #401a52
  8. #30143d
  9. #200d29
  10. #100714
  11. #000000

Tints

#a041cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a041cc
  2. #aa54d1
  3. #b367d6
  4. #bd7adb
  5. #c68de0
  6. #d0a0e6
  7. #d9b3eb
  8. #e3c6f0
  9. #ecd9f5
  10. #f6ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a041cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a041cc
  2. #9d47c4
  3. #9a4ebd
  4. #9654b5
  5. #935aae
  6. #9061a6
  7. #8d679e
  8. #8a6d97
  9. #86738f
  10. #837a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #855f9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3670c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b5e82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #665cce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7061ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d54a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a041cc {
  color: #a041cc;
}
Background
.bg-a041cc {
  background-color: #a041cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a041cc {
  border: 2px solid #a041cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a041cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 65 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 58% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a041cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a041cc, #cc41b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a041cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 65 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.76 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.49 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.63 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.71 #5fbe33 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a041cc  rgb(160, 65, 204)  hsl(281, 58%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#6dcc41  rgb(109, 204, 65)  hsl(101, 58%, 53%)  Lime Green
#cca041  rgb(204, 160, 65)  hsl(41, 58%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#41cca0  rgb(65, 204, 160)  hsl(161, 58%, 53%)  Caribbean Green