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#A115CD

#a115cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a115cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 8.24% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.46% cyan, 89.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 285.65°, with 81.42% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1252

Complementary

  1. #a115cd
  2. #41cd15

Split complementary

  1. #a115cd
  2. #9dcd15
  3. #15cd45

Analogous

  1. #4515cd
  2. #a115cd
  3. #cd159d

Triadic

  1. #a115cd
  2. #cda115
  3. #15cda1

Tetradic

  1. #a115cd
  2. #cd1541
  3. #41cd15
  4. #15cda1

Square

  1. #a115cd
  2. #cd4515
  3. #41cd15
  4. #159dcd

Monochromatic

  1. #340742
  2. #6a0e88
  3. #a115cd
  4. #c343ec
  5. #d988f3

Shades

#a115cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a115cd
  2. #9113b9
  3. #8111a4
  4. #710f90
  5. #610d7b
  6. #510b67
  7. #400852
  8. #30063e
  9. #200429
  10. #100215
  11. #000000

Tints

#a115cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a115cd
  2. #aa2cd2
  3. #b444d7
  4. #bd5bdc
  5. #c773e1
  6. #d08ae6
  7. #d9a1eb
  8. #e3b9f0
  9. #ecd0f5
  10. #f6e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a115cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a115cd
  2. #9e20c5
  3. #9a2abe
  4. #9735b6
  5. #9440ae
  6. #914ba7
  7. #8d559f
  8. #8a6097
  9. #876b8f
  10. #837588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d4a79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b49d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6951cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f3ca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a115cd {
  color: #a115cd;
}
Background
.bg-a115cd {
  background-color: #a115cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a115cd {
  border: 2px solid #a115cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a115cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 21 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a115cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a115cd, #cd159d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a115cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 21 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.66 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.09 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.39 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.41 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.03 #5eea32 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a115cd  rgb(161, 21, 205)  hsl(286, 81%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#41cd15  rgb(65, 205, 21)  hsl(106, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cda115  rgb(205, 161, 21)  hsl(46, 81%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#15cda1  rgb(21, 205, 161)  hsl(166, 81%, 44%)  Caribbean Green