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#A241CF

#a241cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a241cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 25.49% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.74% cyan, 68.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 280.99°, with 59.66% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1597

Complementary

  1. #a241cf
  2. #6ecf41

Split complementary

  1. #a241cf
  2. #b5cf41
  3. #41cf5b

Analogous

  1. #5b41cf
  2. #a241cf
  3. #cf41b5

Triadic

  1. #a241cf
  2. #cfa241
  3. #41cfa2

Tetradic

  1. #a241cf
  2. #cf416e
  3. #6ecf41
  4. #41cfa2

Square

  1. #a241cf
  2. #cf5b41
  3. #6ecf41
  4. #41b5cf

Monochromatic

  1. #48185f
  2. #77279c
  3. #a241cf
  4. #c07ede
  5. #debbee

Shades

#a241cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a241cf
  2. #923bba
  3. #8234a6
  4. #712e91
  5. #61277c
  6. #512168
  7. #411a53
  8. #31143e
  9. #200d29
  10. #100715
  11. #000000

Tints

#a241cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a241cf
  2. #ab54d4
  3. #b567d9
  4. #be7add
  5. #c78de2
  6. #d1a0e7
  7. #dab3ec
  8. #e3c6f1
  9. #ecd9f5
  10. #f6ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a241cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a241cf
  2. #9f47c7
  3. #9b4ebf
  4. #9854b7
  5. #945aaf
  6. #9161a8
  7. #8e67a0
  8. #8a6d98
  9. #877390
  10. #837a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86609f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3571cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d5e83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #665cd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7162cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f54a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a241cf {
  color: #a241cf;
}
Background
.bg-a241cf {
  background-color: #a241cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a241cf {
  border: 2px solid #a241cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a241cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 65 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 60% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a241cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a241cf, #cf41b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a241cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 65 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.85 #5dbe30 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a241cf  rgb(162, 65, 207)  hsl(281, 60%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#6ecf41  rgb(110, 207, 65)  hsl(101, 60%, 53%)  Lime Green
#cfa241  rgb(207, 162, 65)  hsl(41, 60%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#41cfa2  rgb(65, 207, 162)  hsl(161, 60%, 53%)  Caribbean Green