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#A346CA

#a346ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a346ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 27.45% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.31% cyan, 65.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 282.27°, with 55.46% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1643

Complementary

  1. #a346ca
  2. #6dca46

Split complementary

  1. #a346ca
  2. #afca46
  3. #46ca61

Analogous

  1. #6146ca
  2. #a346ca
  3. #ca46af

Triadic

  1. #a346ca
  2. #caa346
  3. #46caa3

Tetradic

  1. #a346ca
  2. #ca466d
  3. #6dca46
  4. #46caa3

Square

  1. #a346ca
  2. #ca6146
  3. #6dca46
  4. #46afca

Monochromatic

  1. #491a5c
  2. #782c98
  3. #a346ca
  4. #c181db
  5. #debdec

Shades

#a346ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a346ca
  2. #933fb6
  3. #8238a2
  4. #72318d
  5. #622a79
  6. #522365
  7. #411c51
  8. #31153d
  9. #210e28
  10. #100714
  11. #000000

Tints

#a346ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a346ca
  2. #ac59cf
  3. #b56bd5
  4. #bf7eda
  5. #c890df
  6. #d1a3e5
  7. #dab5ea
  8. #e3c8ef
  9. #eddaf4
  10. #f6edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a346ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a346ca
  2. #a04cc3
  3. #9c52bb
  4. #9957b4
  5. #955dac
  6. #9263a5
  7. #8e699e
  8. #8b6f96
  9. #87748f
  10. #847a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88629d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4173c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a05f82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5fcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7564c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a156a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a346ca {
  color: #a346ca;
}
Background
.bg-a346ca {
  background-color: #a346ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a346ca {
  border: 2px solid #a346ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a346ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 70 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 55% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a346ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a346ca, #ca46af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a346ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 70 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.40 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.70 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.75 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.74 #5cb935 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a346ca  rgb(163, 70, 202)  hsl(282, 55%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#6dca46  rgb(109, 202, 70)  hsl(102, 55%, 53%)  Lime Green
#caa346  rgb(202, 163, 70)  hsl(42, 55%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#46caa3  rgb(70, 202, 163)  hsl(162, 55%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine