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#A243CA

#a243ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a243ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 26.27% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.8% cyan, 66.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 282.22°, with 56.02% saturation and 52.75% 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 3.9.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1596

Complementary

  1. #a243ca
  2. #6bca43

Split complementary

  1. #a243ca
  2. #afca43
  3. #43ca5f

Analogous

  1. #5f43ca
  2. #a243ca
  3. #ca43af

Triadic

  1. #a243ca
  2. #caa243
  3. #43caa2

Tetradic

  1. #a243ca
  2. #ca436b
  3. #6bca43
  4. #43caa2

Square

  1. #a243ca
  2. #ca5f43
  3. #6bca43
  4. #43afca

Monochromatic

  1. #471a5b
  2. #762a96
  3. #a243ca
  4. #c07fdb
  5. #ddbaec

Shades

#a243ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a243ca
  2. #923cb6
  3. #8236a2
  4. #712f8d
  5. #612879
  6. #512265
  7. #411b51
  8. #31143d
  9. #200d28
  10. #100714
  11. #000000

Tints

#a243ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a243ca
  2. #ab56cf
  3. #b569d5
  4. #be7bda
  5. #c78edf
  6. #d1a1e5
  7. #dab4ea
  8. #e3c7ef
  9. #ecd9f4
  10. #f6ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a243ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a243ca
  2. #9f49c3
  3. #9b4fbb
  4. #9855b4
  5. #945bac
  6. #9162a5
  7. #8e689e
  8. #8a6e96
  9. #87748f
  10. #837a87
  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 #86609c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ace ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d72c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e5e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #695dcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7362c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a054a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a243ca {
  color: #a243ca;
}
Background
.bg-a243ca {
  background-color: #a243ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a243ca {
  border: 2px solid #a243ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a243ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 67 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 56% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a243ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a243ca, #ca43af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a243ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 67 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.05 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.04 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.49 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.66 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.26 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.28 #5dbc35 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a243ca  rgb(162, 67, 202)  hsl(282, 56%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#6bca43  rgb(107, 202, 67)  hsl(102, 56%, 53%)  Lime Green
#caa243  rgb(202, 162, 67)  hsl(42, 56%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#43caa2  rgb(67, 202, 162)  hsl(162, 56%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine