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#A300D7

#a300d7 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a300d7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 0% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.19% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 285.49°, with 100% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1269

Complementary

  1. #a300d7
  2. #34d700

Split complementary

  1. #a300d7
  2. #a0d700
  3. #00d738

Analogous

  1. #3800d7
  2. #a300d7
  3. #d700a0

Triadic

  1. #a300d7
  2. #d7a300
  3. #00d7a3

Tetradic

  1. #a300d7
  2. #d70034
  3. #34d700
  4. #00d7a3

Square

  1. #a300d7
  2. #d73800
  3. #34d700
  4. #00a0d7

Monochromatic

  1. #2f003e
  2. #69008b
  3. #a300d7
  4. #ca25ff
  5. #dd71ff

Shades

#a300d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a300d7
  2. #9300c2
  3. #8200ac
  4. #720097
  5. #620081
  6. #52006c
  7. #410056
  8. #310041
  9. #21002b
  10. #100016
  11. #000000

Tints

#a300d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a300d7
  2. #ac1adb
  3. #b533df
  4. #bf4de3
  5. #c866e7
  6. #d180eb
  7. #da99ef
  8. #e3b3f3
  9. #edccf7
  10. #f6e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a300d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a300d7
  2. #a00dce
  3. #9c1ac6
  4. #9926bd
  5. #9533b4
  6. #9240ac
  7. #8e4da3
  8. #8b5a9a
  9. #876691
  10. #847389
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824e9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ddc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d4c7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5748da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6750d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a03aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a300d7 {
  color: #a300d7;
}
Background
.bg-a300d7 {
  background-color: #a300d7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a300d7 {
  border: 2px solid #a300d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a300d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 0 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 100% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a300d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a300d7, #d700a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a300d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 0 215 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.90 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.68 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.91 #5cff28 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a300d7  rgb(163, 0, 215)  hsl(285, 100%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#34d700  rgb(52, 215, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 42%)  Lime Green
#d7a300  rgb(215, 163, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#00d7a3  rgb(0, 215, 163)  hsl(165, 100%, 42%)  Caribbean Green