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#A047C8

#a047c8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a047c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 27.84% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 64.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 281.4°, with 53.97% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1615

Complementary

  1. #a047c8
  2. #6fc847

Split complementary

  1. #a047c8
  2. #afc847
  3. #47c860

Analogous

  1. #6047c8
  2. #a047c8
  3. #c847af

Triadic

  1. #a047c8
  2. #c8a047
  3. #47c8a0

Tetradic

  1. #a047c8
  2. #c8476f
  3. #6fc847
  4. #47c8a0

Square

  1. #a047c8
  2. #c86047
  3. #6fc847
  4. #47afc8

Monochromatic

  1. #471b5b
  2. #752d96
  3. #a047c8
  4. #be82da
  5. #ddbdeb

Shades

#a047c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a047c8
  2. #9040b4
  3. #8039a0
  4. #70328c
  5. #602b78
  6. #502464
  7. #401c50
  8. #30153c
  9. #200e28
  10. #100714
  11. #000000

Tints

#a047c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a047c8
  2. #aa59ce
  3. #b36cd3
  4. #bd7ed9
  5. #c691de
  6. #d0a3e4
  7. #d9b5e9
  8. #e3c8ef
  9. #ecdaf4
  10. #f6edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a047c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a047c8
  2. #9d4dc1
  3. #9a52ba
  4. #9658b2
  5. #935eab
  6. #9064a4
  7. #8d699d
  8. #8a6f96
  9. #86758e
  10. #837a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86629b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #056bcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4072c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c6081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #695fca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7364c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e57a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a047c8 {
  color: #a047c8;
}
Background
.bg-a047c8 {
  background-color: #a047c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a047c8 {
  border: 2px solid #a047c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a047c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 71 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 54% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a047c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a047c8, #c847af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a047c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 71 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.40 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.81 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.88 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.18 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.57 #5fb837 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a047c8  rgb(160, 71, 200)  hsl(281, 54%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#6fc847  rgb(111, 200, 71)  hsl(101, 54%, 53%)  Mantis
#c8a047  rgb(200, 160, 71)  hsl(41, 54%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#47c8a0  rgb(71, 200, 160)  hsl(161, 54%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine