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#A214CA

#a214ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a214ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 7.84% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.8% cyan, 90.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 286.81°, with 81.98% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1245

Complementary

  1. #a214ca
  2. #3cca14

Split complementary

  1. #a214ca
  2. #97ca14
  3. #14ca47

Analogous

  1. #4714ca
  2. #a214ca
  3. #ca1497

Triadic

  1. #a214ca
  2. #caa214
  3. #14caa2

Tetradic

  1. #a214ca
  2. #ca143c
  3. #3cca14
  4. #14caa2

Square

  1. #a214ca
  2. #ca4714
  3. #3cca14
  4. #1497ca

Monochromatic

  1. #32063f
  2. #6a0d84
  3. #a214ca
  4. #c63fec
  5. #db84f3

Shades

#a214ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a214ca
  2. #9212b6
  3. #8210a2
  4. #710e8d
  5. #610c79
  6. #510a65
  7. #410851
  8. #31063d
  9. #200428
  10. #100214
  11. #000000

Tints

#a214ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a214ca
  2. #ab2ccf
  3. #b543d5
  4. #be5bda
  5. #c772df
  6. #d18ae5
  7. #daa1ea
  8. #e3b9ef
  9. #ecd0f4
  10. #f6e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a214ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a214ca
  2. #9f1fc3
  3. #9b2abb
  4. #9834b4
  5. #943fac
  6. #914aa5
  7. #8e559e
  8. #8a6096
  9. #876a8f
  10. #837587
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #814f97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0d66c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f4877 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d49cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b51c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a03a9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a214ca {
  color: #a214ca;
}
Background
.bg-a214ca {
  background-color: #a214ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a214ca {
  border: 2px solid #a214ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a214ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 20 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a214ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a214ca, #ca1497);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a214ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 20 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.87 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.85 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.49 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.65 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.85 #5deb35 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a214ca  rgb(162, 20, 202)  hsl(287, 82%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#3cca14  rgb(60, 202, 20)  hsl(107, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green
#caa214  rgb(202, 162, 20)  hsl(47, 82%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#14caa2  rgb(20, 202, 162)  hsl(167, 82%, 44%)  Caribbean Green