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#A103E2

#a103e2 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a103e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 1.18% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.76% cyan, 98.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 282.51°, with 97.38% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.15.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1313

Complementary

  1. #a103e2
  2. #44e203

Split complementary

  1. #a103e2
  2. #b3e203
  3. #03e231

Analogous

  1. #3103e2
  2. #a103e2
  3. #e203b3

Triadic

  1. #a103e2
  2. #e2a103
  3. #03e2a1

Tetradic

  1. #a103e2
  2. #e20344
  3. #44e203
  4. #03e2a1

Square

  1. #a103e2
  2. #e23103
  3. #44e203
  4. #03b3e2

Monochromatic

  1. #35014b
  2. #6b0296
  3. #a103e2
  4. #c235fc
  5. #d981fd

Shades

#a103e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a103e2
  2. #9103cb
  3. #8102b5
  4. #71029e
  5. #610288
  6. #510271
  7. #40015a
  8. #300144
  9. #20012d
  10. #100017
  11. #000000

Tints

#a103e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a103e2
  2. #aa1ce5
  3. #b435e8
  4. #bd4feb
  5. #c768ee
  6. #d081f1
  7. #d99af3
  8. #e3b3f6
  9. #eccdf9
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a103e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a103e2
  2. #9e10d8
  3. #9a1cce
  4. #9729c5
  5. #9435bb
  6. #9142b1
  7. #8d4ea7
  8. #8a5b9d
  9. #876794
  10. #83748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #814fa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #975285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #514be5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6051e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b40b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a103e2 {
  color: #a103e2;
}
Background
.bg-a103e2 {
  background-color: #a103e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a103e2 {
  border: 2px solid #a103e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a103e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 3 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a103e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a103e2, #e203b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a103e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 3 226 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.15 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.69 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.72 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.45 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.91 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.88 #5efc1d Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a103e2  rgb(161, 3, 226)  hsl(283, 97%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#44e203  rgb(68, 226, 3)  hsl(103, 97%, 45%)  Lime Green
#e2a103  rgb(226, 161, 3)  hsl(43, 97%, 45%)  Marigold
#03e2a1  rgb(3, 226, 161)  hsl(163, 97%, 45%)  Caribbean Green