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#A206CD

#a206cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a206cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 2.35% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.98% cyan, 97.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 287.04°, with 94.31% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1222

Complementary

  1. #a206cd
  2. #31cd06

Split complementary

  1. #a206cd
  2. #94cd06
  3. #06cd3f

Analogous

  1. #3f06cd
  2. #a206cd
  3. #cd0694

Triadic

  1. #a206cd
  2. #cda206
  3. #06cda2

Tetradic

  1. #a206cd
  2. #cd0631
  3. #31cd06
  4. #06cda2

Square

  1. #a206cd
  2. #cd3f06
  3. #31cd06
  4. #0694cd

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0238
  2. #670483
  3. #a206cd
  4. #cb27f9
  5. #dd71fb

Shades

#a206cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a206cd
  2. #9205b9
  3. #8205a4
  4. #710490
  5. #61047b
  6. #510367
  7. #410252
  8. #31023e
  9. #200129
  10. #100115
  11. #000000

Tints

#a206cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a206cd
  2. #ab1fd2
  3. #b538d7
  4. #be51dc
  5. #c76ae1
  6. #d183e6
  7. #da9beb
  8. #e3b4f0
  9. #eccdf5
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a206cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a206cd
  2. #9f12c5
  3. #9b1ebe
  4. #982bb6
  5. #9437ae
  6. #9143a7
  7. #8e4f9f
  8. #8a5b97
  9. #87688f
  10. #837488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #814d99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f4778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b47d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6950cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a037a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a206cd {
  color: #a206cd;
}
Background
.bg-a206cd {
  background-color: #a206cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a206cd {
  border: 2px solid #a206cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a206cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 6 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a206cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a206cd, #cd0694);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a206cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 6 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.27 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.55 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.67 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.51 #5df932 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a206cd  rgb(162, 6, 205)  hsl(287, 94%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#31cd06  rgb(49, 205, 6)  hsl(107, 94%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cda206  rgb(205, 162, 6)  hsl(47, 94%, 41%)  Goldenrod
#06cda2  rgb(6, 205, 162)  hsl(167, 94%, 41%)  Caribbean Green