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#A239C8

#a239c8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a239c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 22.35% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19% cyan, 71.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 284.06°, with 56.52% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1478

Complementary

  1. #a239c8
  2. #5fc839

Split complementary

  1. #a239c8
  2. #a6c839
  3. #39c85b

Analogous

  1. #5b39c8
  2. #a239c8
  3. #c839a6

Triadic

  1. #a239c8
  2. #c8a239
  3. #39c8a2

Tetradic

  1. #a239c8
  2. #c8395f
  3. #5fc839
  4. #39c8a2

Square

  1. #a239c8
  2. #c85b39
  3. #5fc839
  4. #39a6c8

Monochromatic

  1. #421751
  2. #72278d
  3. #a239c8
  4. #be75d9
  5. #dab1e9

Shades

#a239c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a239c8
  2. #9233b4
  3. #822ea0
  4. #71288c
  5. #612278
  6. #511d64
  7. #411750
  8. #31113c
  9. #200b28
  10. #100614
  11. #000000

Tints

#a239c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a239c8
  2. #ab4dce
  3. #b561d3
  4. #be74d9
  5. #c788de
  6. #d19ce4
  7. #dab0e9
  8. #e3c4ef
  9. #ecd7f4
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a239c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a239c8
  2. #9f40c1
  3. #9b47ba
  4. #984eb2
  5. #9455ab
  6. #915da4
  7. #8e649d
  8. #8a6b96
  9. #87728e
  10. #837987
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #855b99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #366ec5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f577d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6657ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715dc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a04da1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a239c8 {
  color: #a239c8;
}
Background
.bg-a239c8 {
  background-color: #a239c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a239c8 {
  border: 2px solid #a239c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a239c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 57 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 57% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a239c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a239c8, #c839a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a239c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 57 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.65 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.58 #5dc637 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a239c8  rgb(162, 57, 200)  hsl(284, 57%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5fc839  rgb(95, 200, 57)  hsl(104, 57%, 50%)  Lime Green
#c8a239  rgb(200, 162, 57)  hsl(44, 57%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#39c8a2  rgb(57, 200, 162)  hsl(164, 57%, 50%)  Caribbean Green