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#A302E2

#a302e2 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a302e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 0.78% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.88% cyan, 99.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 283.13°, with 98.25% saturation and 44.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1332

Complementary

  1. #a302e2
  2. #41e202

Split complementary

  1. #a302e2
  2. #b1e202
  3. #02e233

Analogous

  1. #3302e2
  2. #a302e2
  3. #e202b1

Triadic

  1. #a302e2
  2. #e2a302
  3. #02e2a3

Tetradic

  1. #a302e2
  2. #e20241
  3. #41e202
  4. #02e2a3

Square

  1. #a302e2
  2. #e23302
  3. #41e202
  4. #02b1e2

Monochromatic

  1. #36014a
  2. #6c0196
  3. #a302e2
  4. #c433fd
  5. #da7ffe

Shades

#a302e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a302e2
  2. #9302cb
  3. #8202b5
  4. #72019e
  5. #620188
  6. #520171
  7. #41015a
  8. #310144
  9. #21002d
  10. #100017
  11. #000000

Tints

#a302e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a302e2
  2. #ac1be5
  3. #b535e8
  4. #bf4eeb
  5. #c867ee
  6. #d181f1
  7. #da9af3
  8. #e3b3f6
  9. #edccf9
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a302e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a302e2
  2. #a00fd8
  3. #9c1bce
  4. #9928c5
  5. #9534bb
  6. #9241b1
  7. #8e4ea7
  8. #8b5a9d
  9. #876794
  10. #84738a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8350a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a5285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #534be5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6352e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e40b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a302e2 {
  color: #a302e2;
}
Background
.bg-a302e2 {
  background-color: #a302e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a302e2 {
  border: 2px solid #a302e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a302e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 2 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 98% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a302e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a302e2, #e202b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a302e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 2 226 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.42 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.67 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.64 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.19 #5cfd1d Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a302e2  rgb(163, 2, 226)  hsl(283, 98%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#41e202  rgb(65, 226, 2)  hsl(103, 98%, 45%)  Lime Green
#e2a302  rgb(226, 163, 2)  hsl(43, 98%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#02e2a3  rgb(2, 226, 163)  hsl(163, 98%, 45%)  Caribbean Green