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#A100D7

#a100d7 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a100d7 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 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.12% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 284.93°, with 100% saturation and 42.16% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1248

Complementary

  1. #a100d7
  2. #36d700

Split complementary

  1. #a100d7
  2. #a2d700
  3. #00d736

Analogous

  1. #3600d7
  2. #a100d7
  3. #d700a2

Triadic

  1. #a100d7
  2. #d7a100
  3. #00d7a1

Tetradic

  1. #a100d7
  2. #d70036
  3. #36d700
  4. #00d7a1

Square

  1. #a100d7
  2. #d73600
  3. #36d700
  4. #00a2d7

Monochromatic

  1. #2e003e
  2. #68008b
  3. #a100d7
  4. #c825ff
  5. #db71ff

Shades

#a100d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a100d7
  2. #9100c2
  3. #8100ac
  4. #710097
  5. #610081
  6. #51006c
  7. #400056
  8. #300041
  9. #20002b
  10. #100016
  11. #000000

Tints

#a100d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a100d7
  2. #aa1adb
  3. #b433df
  4. #bd4de3
  5. #c766e7
  6. #d080eb
  7. #d999ef
  8. #e3b3f3
  9. #ecccf7
  10. #f6e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a100d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a100d7
  2. #9e0dce
  3. #9a1ac6
  4. #9726bd
  5. #9433b4
  6. #9140ac
  7. #8d4da3
  8. #8a5a9a
  9. #876691
  10. #837389
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804d9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b4c7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5548da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6450d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d3ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a100d7 {
  color: #a100d7;
}
Background
.bg-a100d7 {
  background-color: #a100d7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a100d7 {
  border: 2px solid #a100d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a100d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 0 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 100% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a100d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a100d7, #d700a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a100d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 0 215 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.94 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.61 #5eff28 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a100d7  rgb(161, 0, 215)  hsl(285, 100%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#36d700  rgb(54, 215, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 42%)  Lime Green
#d7a100  rgb(215, 161, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#00d7a1  rgb(0, 215, 161)  hsl(165, 100%, 42%)  Caribbean Green