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#A045DE

#a045de ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a045de is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 27.06% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.93% cyan, 68.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 275.69°, with 69.86% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.17

Complementary

  1. #a045de
  2. #83de45

Split complementary

  1. #a045de
  2. #cfde45
  3. #45de54

Analogous

  1. #5445de
  2. #a045de
  3. #de45cf

Triadic

  1. #a045de
  2. #dea045
  3. #45dea0

Tetradic

  1. #a045de
  2. #de4583
  3. #83de45
  4. #45dea0

Square

  1. #a045de
  2. #de5445
  3. #83de45
  4. #45cfde

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1575
  2. #7920b6
  3. #a045de
  4. #c186ea
  5. #e2c7f5

Shades

#a045de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a045de
  2. #903ec8
  3. #8037b2
  4. #70309b
  5. #602985
  6. #50236f
  7. #401c59
  8. #301543
  9. #200e2c
  10. #100716
  11. #000000

Tints

#a045de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a045de
  2. #aa58e1
  3. #b36ae5
  4. #bd7de8
  5. #c68feb
  6. #d0a2ef
  7. #d9b5f2
  8. #e3c7f5
  9. #ecdaf8
  10. #f6ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a045de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a045de
  2. #9d4bd5
  3. #9a51cb
  4. #9657c2
  5. #935db8
  6. #9063af
  7. #8d68a6
  8. #8a6e9c
  9. #867493
  10. #837a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8763a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f74db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96678d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6161e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c64dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a5bb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a045de {
  color: #a045de;
}
Background
.bg-a045de {
  background-color: #a045de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a045de {
  border: 2px solid #a045de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a045de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 69 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 70% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a045de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a045de, #de45cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a045de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 69 222 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.06 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.59 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.34 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.83 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.85 #5fba21 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a045de  rgb(160, 69, 222)  hsl(276, 70%, 57%)  Dark Orchid
#83de45  rgb(131, 222, 69)  hsl(96, 70%, 57%)  Inchworm
#dea045  rgb(222, 160, 69)  hsl(36, 70%, 57%)  Indian Yellow
#45dea0  rgb(69, 222, 160)  hsl(156, 70%, 57%)  Caribbean Green