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#A338CF

#a338cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a338cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.26% cyan, 72.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 282.52°, with 61.13% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.44.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1512

Complementary

  1. #a338cf
  2. #64cf38

Split complementary

  1. #a338cf
  2. #afcf38
  3. #38cf58

Analogous

  1. #5838cf
  2. #a338cf
  3. #cf38af

Triadic

  1. #a338cf
  2. #cfa338
  3. #38cfa3

Tetradic

  1. #a338cf
  2. #cf3864
  3. #64cf38
  4. #38cfa3

Square

  1. #a338cf
  2. #cf5838
  3. #64cf38
  4. #38afcf

Monochromatic

  1. #451559
  2. #752496
  3. #a338cf
  4. #c076de
  5. #dcb3ed

Shades

#a338cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a338cf
  2. #9332ba
  3. #822da6
  4. #722791
  5. #62227c
  6. #521c68
  7. #411653
  8. #31113e
  9. #210b29
  10. #100615
  11. #000000

Tints

#a338cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a338cf
  2. #ac4cd4
  3. #b560d9
  4. #bf74dd
  5. #c888e2
  6. #d19ce7
  7. #daafec
  8. #e3c3f1
  9. #edd7f5
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a338cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a338cf
  2. #a03fc7
  3. #9c46bf
  4. #994eb7
  5. #9555af
  6. #925ca8
  7. #8e63a0
  8. #8b6a98
  9. #877290
  10. #847988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865c9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d6fcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f5981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6458d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #705ecd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a04ea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a338cf {
  color: #a338cf;
}
Background
.bg-a338cf {
  background-color: #a338cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a338cf {
  border: 2px solid #a338cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a338cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 56 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 61% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a338cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a338cf, #cf38af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a338cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 56 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.45 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.86 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.22 #5cc730 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a338cf  rgb(163, 56, 207)  hsl(283, 61%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#64cf38  rgb(100, 207, 56)  hsl(103, 61%, 52%)  Lime Green
#cfa338  rgb(207, 163, 56)  hsl(43, 61%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#38cfa3  rgb(56, 207, 163)  hsl(163, 61%, 52%)  Caribbean Green