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#A327DC

#a327dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a327dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 15.29% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.91% cyan, 82.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 281.1°, with 72.11% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.144

Complementary

  1. #a327dc
  2. #60dc27

Split complementary

  1. #a327dc
  2. #bbdc27
  3. #27dc48

Analogous

  1. #4827dc
  2. #a327dc
  3. #dc27bb

Triadic

  1. #a327dc
  2. #dca327
  3. #27dca3

Tetradic

  1. #a327dc
  2. #dc2760
  3. #60dc27
  4. #27dca3

Square

  1. #a327dc
  2. #dc4827
  3. #60dc27
  4. #27bbdc

Monochromatic

  1. #430f5b
  2. #74199d
  3. #a327dc
  4. #bf69e7
  5. #dbabf1

Shades

#a327dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a327dc
  2. #9323c6
  3. #821fb0
  4. #721b9a
  5. #621784
  6. #52146e
  7. #411058
  8. #310c42
  9. #21082c
  10. #100416
  11. #000000

Tints

#a327dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a327dc
  2. #ac3de0
  3. #b552e3
  4. #bf68e7
  5. #c87dea
  6. #d193ee
  7. #daa9f1
  8. #e3bef5
  9. #edd4f8
  10. #f6e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a327dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a327dc
  2. #a030d3
  3. #9c39ca
  4. #9942c0
  5. #954bb7
  6. #9254ae
  7. #8e5ca5
  8. #8b659c
  9. #876e92
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8557a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c5785 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b53df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6858da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f48af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a327dc {
  color: #a327dc;
}
Background
.bg-a327dc {
  background-color: #a327dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a327dc {
  border: 2px solid #a327dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a327dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 39 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a327dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a327dc, #dc27bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a327dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 39 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.47 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.82 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.89 #5cd823 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a327dc  rgb(163, 39, 220)  hsl(281, 72%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#60dc27  rgb(96, 220, 39)  hsl(101, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dca327  rgb(220, 163, 39)  hsl(41, 72%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#27dca3  rgb(39, 220, 163)  hsl(161, 72%, 51%)  Caribbean Green