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#A124CE

#a124ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a124ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.84% cyan, 82.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 284.12°, with 70.25% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.133

Complementary

  1. #a124ce
  2. #51ce24

Split complementary

  1. #a124ce
  2. #a6ce24
  3. #24ce4c

Analogous

  1. #4c24ce
  2. #a124ce
  3. #ce24a6

Triadic

  1. #a124ce
  2. #cea124
  3. #24cea1

Tetradic

  1. #a124ce
  2. #ce2451
  3. #51ce24
  4. #24cea1

Square

  1. #a124ce
  2. #ce4c24
  3. #51ce24
  4. #24a6ce

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0d4c
  2. #6e198d
  3. #a124ce
  4. #bf5ce3
  5. #d99dee

Shades

#a124ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a124ce
  2. #9120b9
  3. #811da5
  4. #711990
  5. #61167c
  6. #511267
  7. #400e52
  8. #300b3e
  9. #200729
  10. #100415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a124ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a124ce
  2. #aa3ad3
  3. #b450d8
  4. #bd66dd
  5. #c77ce2
  6. #d092e7
  7. #d9a7eb
  8. #e3bdf0
  9. #ecd3f5
  10. #f6e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a124ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a124ce
  2. #9e2dc6
  3. #9a36be
  4. #9740b7
  5. #9449af
  6. #9152a7
  7. #8d5b9f
  8. #8a6497
  9. #876e90
  10. #837788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82539b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1169cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d507c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d4ed1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b55cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e42a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a124ce {
  color: #a124ce;
}
Background
.bg-a124ce {
  background-color: #a124ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a124ce {
  border: 2px solid #a124ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a124ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 36 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a124ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a124ce, #ce24a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a124ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 36 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.68 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.07 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.13 #5edb31 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a124ce  rgb(161, 36, 206)  hsl(284, 70%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#51ce24  rgb(81, 206, 36)  hsl(104, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cea124  rgb(206, 161, 36)  hsl(44, 70%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#24cea1  rgb(36, 206, 161)  hsl(164, 70%, 47%)  Caribbean Green