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#A326CD

#a326cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a326cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 14.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.49% cyan, 81.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 284.91°, with 68.72% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.82.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1358

Complementary

  1. #a326cd
  2. #50cd26

Split complementary

  1. #a326cd
  2. #a4cd26
  3. #26cd50

Analogous

  1. #5026cd
  2. #a326cd
  3. #cd26a4

Triadic

  1. #a326cd
  2. #cda326
  3. #26cda3

Tetradic

  1. #a326cd
  2. #cd2650
  3. #50cd26
  4. #26cda3

Square

  1. #a326cd
  2. #cd5026
  3. #50cd26
  4. #26a4cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0e4c
  2. #701a8c
  3. #a326cd
  4. #c05ee1
  5. #d99fed

Shades

#a326cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a326cd
  2. #9322b9
  3. #821ea4
  4. #721b90
  5. #62177b
  6. #521367
  7. #410f52
  8. #310b3e
  9. #210829
  10. #100415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a326cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a326cd
  2. #ac3cd2
  3. #b551d7
  4. #bf67dc
  5. #c87de1
  6. #d193e6
  7. #daa8eb
  8. #e3bef0
  9. #edd4f5
  10. #f6e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a326cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a326cd
  2. #a02fc5
  3. #9c38be
  4. #9941b6
  5. #954aae
  6. #9253a7
  7. #8e5c9f
  8. #8b6597
  9. #876e8f
  10. #847788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83549b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d6aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0507c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #604fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d57cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a143a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a326cd {
  color: #a326cd;
}
Background
.bg-a326cd {
  background-color: #a326cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a326cd {
  border: 2px solid #a326cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a326cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 38 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 69% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a326cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a326cd, #cd26a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a326cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 38 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.82 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.51 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.46 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.42 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.46 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.77 #5cd932 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a326cd  rgb(163, 38, 205)  hsl(285, 69%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#50cd26  rgb(80, 205, 38)  hsl(105, 69%, 48%)  Lime Green
#cda326  rgb(205, 163, 38)  hsl(45, 69%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#26cda3  rgb(38, 205, 163)  hsl(165, 69%, 48%)  Caribbean Green