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#A203DB

#a203db ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a203db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 1.18% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.03% cyan, 98.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 284.17°, with 97.3% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1286

Complementary

  1. #a203db
  2. #3cdb03

Split complementary

  1. #a203db
  2. #a8db03
  3. #03db36

Analogous

  1. #3603db
  2. #a203db
  3. #db03a8

Triadic

  1. #a203db
  2. #dba203
  3. #03dba2

Tetradic

  1. #a203db
  2. #db033c
  3. #3cdb03
  4. #03dba2

Square

  1. #a203db
  2. #db3603
  3. #3cdb03
  4. #03a8db

Monochromatic

  1. #320144
  2. #6a0290
  3. #a203db
  4. #c62efc
  5. #db7afd

Shades

#a203db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a203db
  2. #9203c5
  3. #8202af
  4. #710299
  5. #610283
  6. #51026e
  7. #410158
  8. #310142
  9. #20012c
  10. #100016
  11. #000000

Tints

#a203db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a203db
  2. #ab1cdf
  3. #b535e2
  4. #be4fe6
  5. #c768e9
  6. #d181ed
  7. #da9af1
  8. #e3b3f4
  9. #eccdf8
  10. #f6e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a203db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a203db
  2. #9f10d2
  3. #9b1cc9
  4. #9829c0
  5. #9435b7
  6. #9142ae
  7. #8e4ea4
  8. #8a5b9b
  9. #876792
  10. #837489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824fa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ee0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b4e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #554ade ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6451d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e3dac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a203db {
  color: #a203db;
}
Background
.bg-a203db {
  background-color: #a203db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a203db {
  border: 2px solid #a203db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a203db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 3 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 97% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a203db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a203db, #db03a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a203db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 3 219 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.33 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.64 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.33 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.37 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.49 #5dfc24 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a203db  rgb(162, 3, 219)  hsl(284, 97%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#3cdb03  rgb(60, 219, 3)  hsl(104, 97%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dba203  rgb(219, 162, 3)  hsl(44, 97%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#03dba2  rgb(3, 219, 162)  hsl(164, 97%, 44%)  Caribbean Green