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#A124CB

#a124cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a124cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 14.12% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 82.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 284.91°, with 69.87% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1315

Complementary

  1. #a124cb
  2. #4ecb24

Split complementary

  1. #a124cb
  2. #a1cb24
  3. #24cb4d

Analogous

  1. #4d24cb
  2. #a124cb
  3. #cb24a1

Triadic

  1. #a124cb
  2. #cba124
  3. #24cba1

Tetradic

  1. #a124cb
  2. #cb244e
  3. #4ecb24
  4. #24cba1

Square

  1. #a124cb
  2. #cb4d24
  3. #4ecb24
  4. #24a1cb

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0d49
  2. #6d188a
  3. #a124cb
  4. #c05ae2
  5. #d89bed

Shades

#a124cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a124cb
  2. #9120b7
  3. #811da2
  4. #71198e
  5. #61167a
  6. #511266
  7. #400e51
  8. #300b3d
  9. #200729
  10. #100414
  11. #000000

Tints

#a124cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a124cb
  2. #aa3ad0
  3. #b450d5
  4. #bd66db
  5. #c77ce0
  6. #d092e5
  7. #d9a7ea
  8. #e3bdef
  9. #ecd3f5
  10. #f6e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a124cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a124cb
  2. #9e2dc4
  3. #9a36bc
  4. #9740b5
  5. #9449ad
  6. #9152a6
  7. #8d5b9e
  8. #8a6497
  9. #876e8f
  10. #837788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #825399 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1969c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d4e7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e4ece ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c55c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f41a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a124cb {
  color: #a124cb;
}
Background
.bg-a124cb {
  background-color: #a124cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a124cb {
  border: 2px solid #a124cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a124cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 36 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a124cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a124cb, #cb24a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a124cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 36 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.59 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.07 #5edb34 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a124cb  rgb(161, 36, 203)  hsl(285, 70%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#4ecb24  rgb(78, 203, 36)  hsl(105, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cba124  rgb(203, 161, 36)  hsl(45, 70%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#24cba1  rgb(36, 203, 161)  hsl(165, 70%, 47%)  Caribbean Green