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#A338CA

#a338ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a338ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 21.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.31% cyan, 72.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 283.97°, with 57.94% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1488

Complementary

  1. #a338ca
  2. #5fca38

Split complementary

  1. #a338ca
  2. #a8ca38
  3. #38ca5a

Analogous

  1. #5a38ca
  2. #a338ca
  3. #ca38a8

Triadic

  1. #a338ca
  2. #caa338
  3. #38caa3

Tetradic

  1. #a338ca
  2. #ca385f
  3. #5fca38
  4. #38caa3

Square

  1. #a338ca
  2. #ca5a38
  3. #5fca38
  4. #38a8ca

Monochromatic

  1. #431653
  2. #73268f
  3. #a338ca
  4. #bf74da
  5. #dbb1ea

Shades

#a338ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a338ca
  2. #9332b6
  3. #822da2
  4. #72278d
  5. #622279
  6. #521c65
  7. #411651
  8. #31113d
  9. #210b28
  10. #100614
  11. #000000

Tints

#a338ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a338ca
  2. #ac4ccf
  3. #b560d5
  4. #bf74da
  5. #c888df
  6. #d19ce5
  7. #daafea
  8. #e3c3ef
  9. #edd7f4
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a338ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a338ca
  2. #a03fc3
  3. #9c46bb
  4. #994eb4
  5. #9555ac
  6. #925ca5
  7. #8e639e
  8. #8b6a96
  9. #87728f
  10. #847987
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #855b9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #346ec7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0577e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6657cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725dc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a14ca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a338ca {
  color: #a338ca;
}
Background
.bg-a338ca {
  background-color: #a338ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a338ca {
  border: 2px solid #a338ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a338ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 56 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a338ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a338ca, #ca38a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a338ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 56 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.63 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.52 #5cc735 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a338ca  rgb(163, 56, 202)  hsl(284, 58%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#5fca38  rgb(95, 202, 56)  hsl(104, 58%, 51%)  Lime Green
#caa338  rgb(202, 163, 56)  hsl(44, 58%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#38caa3  rgb(56, 202, 163)  hsl(164, 58%, 51%)  Caribbean Green