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#A207CE

#a207ce ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a207ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 2.75% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.36% cyan, 96.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 286.73°, with 93.43% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1229

Complementary

  1. #a207ce
  2. #33ce07

Split complementary

  1. #a207ce
  2. #96ce07
  3. #07ce3e

Analogous

  1. #3e07ce
  2. #a207ce
  3. #ce0796

Triadic

  1. #a207ce
  2. #cea207
  3. #07cea2

Tetradic

  1. #a207ce
  2. #ce0733
  3. #33ce07
  4. #07cea2

Square

  1. #a207ce
  2. #ce3e07
  3. #33ce07
  4. #0796ce

Monochromatic

  1. #2e023a
  2. #680484
  3. #a207ce
  4. #ca2af8
  5. #dd74fa

Shades

#a207ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a207ce
  2. #9206b9
  3. #8206a5
  4. #710590
  5. #61047c
  6. #510467
  7. #410352
  8. #31023e
  9. #200129
  10. #100115
  11. #000000

Tints

#a207ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a207ce
  2. #ab20d3
  3. #b539d8
  4. #be51dd
  5. #c76ae2
  6. #d183e7
  7. #da9ceb
  8. #e3b5f0
  9. #eccdf5
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a207ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a207ce
  2. #9f13c6
  3. #9b1fbe
  4. #982bb7
  5. #9437af
  6. #9144a7
  7. #8e509f
  8. #8a5c97
  9. #876890
  10. #837488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #814d99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e4879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a47d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6950cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a038a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a207ce {
  color: #a207ce;
}
Background
.bg-a207ce {
  background-color: #a207ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a207ce {
  border: 2px solid #a207ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a207ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 7 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 93% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a207ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a207ce, #ce0796);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a207ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 7 206 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.40 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.95 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.53 #5df831 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a207ce  rgb(162, 7, 206)  hsl(287, 93%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#33ce07  rgb(51, 206, 7)  hsl(107, 93%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cea207  rgb(206, 162, 7)  hsl(47, 93%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#07cea2  rgb(7, 206, 162)  hsl(167, 93%, 42%)  Caribbean Green