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#A324DC

#a324dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a324dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 14.12% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.91% cyan, 83.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 281.41°, with 72.44% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1422

Complementary

  1. #a324dc
  2. #5ddc24

Split complementary

  1. #a324dc
  2. #b9dc24
  3. #24dc47

Analogous

  1. #4724dc
  2. #a324dc
  3. #dc24b9

Triadic

  1. #a324dc
  2. #dca324
  3. #24dca3

Tetradic

  1. #a324dc
  2. #dc245d
  3. #5ddc24
  4. #24dca3

Square

  1. #a324dc
  2. #dc4724
  3. #5ddc24
  4. #24b9dc

Monochromatic

  1. #420e59
  2. #72199b
  3. #a324dc
  4. #bf66e7
  5. #daa8f1

Shades

#a324dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a324dc
  2. #9320c6
  3. #821db0
  4. #72199a
  5. #621684
  6. #52126e
  7. #410e58
  8. #310b42
  9. #21072c
  10. #100416
  11. #000000

Tints

#a324dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a324dc
  2. #ac3ae0
  3. #b550e3
  4. #bf66e7
  5. #c87cea
  6. #d192ee
  7. #daa7f1
  8. #e3bdf5
  9. #edd3f8
  10. #f6e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a324dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a324dc
  2. #a02dd3
  3. #9c36ca
  4. #9940c0
  5. #9549b7
  6. #9252ae
  7. #8e5ba5
  8. #8b649c
  9. #876e92
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8456a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c5684 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a51df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6857da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f47ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a324dc {
  color: #a324dc;
}
Background
.bg-a324dc {
  background-color: #a324dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a324dc {
  border: 2px solid #a324dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a324dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 36 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a324dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a324dc, #dc24b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a324dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 36 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.56 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.74 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.09 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.06 #5cdb23 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a324dc  rgb(163, 36, 220)  hsl(281, 72%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5ddc24  rgb(93, 220, 36)  hsl(101, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dca324  rgb(220, 163, 36)  hsl(41, 72%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#24dca3  rgb(36, 220, 163)  hsl(161, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green