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#A100CF

#a100cf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a100cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 0% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 286.67°, with 100% saturation and 40.59% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1208

Complementary

  1. #a100cf
  2. #2ecf00

Split complementary

  1. #a100cf
  2. #95cf00
  3. #00cf3a

Analogous

  1. #3a00cf
  2. #a100cf
  3. #cf0095

Triadic

  1. #a100cf
  2. #cfa100
  3. #00cfa1

Tetradic

  1. #a100cf
  2. #cf002e
  3. #2ecf00
  4. #00cfa1

Square

  1. #a100cf
  2. #cf3a00
  3. #2ecf00
  4. #0095cf

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0036
  2. #660083
  3. #a100cf
  4. #cd1dff
  5. #de69ff

Shades

#a100cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a100cf
  2. #9100ba
  3. #8100a6
  4. #710091
  5. #61007c
  6. #510068
  7. #400053
  8. #30003e
  9. #200029
  10. #100015
  11. #000000

Tints

#a100cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a100cf
  2. #aa1ad4
  3. #b433d9
  4. #bd4ddd
  5. #c766e2
  6. #d080e7
  7. #d999ec
  8. #e3b3f1
  9. #ecccf5
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a100cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a100cf
  2. #9e0dc7
  3. #9a1abf
  4. #9726b7
  5. #9433af
  6. #9140a8
  7. #8d4da0
  8. #8a5a98
  9. #876690
  10. #837388
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804c9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d4879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5846d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #674fcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e37a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a100cf {
  color: #a100cf;
}
Background
.bg-a100cf {
  background-color: #a100cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a100cf {
  border: 2px solid #a100cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a100cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 0 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 100% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a100cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a100cf, #cf0095);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a100cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 0 207 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.49 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.75 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.71 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.33 #5eff30 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a100cf  rgb(161, 0, 207)  hsl(287, 100%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#2ecf00  rgb(46, 207, 0)  hsl(107, 100%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cfa100  rgb(207, 161, 0)  hsl(47, 100%, 41%)  Goldenrod
#00cfa1  rgb(0, 207, 161)  hsl(167, 100%, 41%)  Caribbean Green