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#A401DB

#a401db ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a401db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 0.39% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.11% cyan, 99.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 284.86°, with 99.09% saturation and 43.14% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1303

Complementary

  1. #a401db
  2. #38db01

Split complementary

  1. #a401db
  2. #a5db01
  3. #01db37

Analogous

  1. #3701db
  2. #a401db
  3. #db01a5

Triadic

  1. #a401db
  2. #dba401
  3. #01dba4

Tetradic

  1. #a401db
  2. #db0138
  3. #38db01
  4. #01dba4

Square

  1. #a401db
  2. #db3701
  3. #38db01
  4. #01a5db

Monochromatic

  1. #320043
  2. #6b018f
  3. #a401db
  4. #c92afe
  5. #dc77fe

Shades

#a401db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a401db
  2. #9401c5
  3. #8301af
  4. #730199
  5. #620183
  6. #52016e
  7. #420058
  8. #310042
  9. #21002c
  10. #100016
  11. #000000

Tints

#a401db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a401db
  2. #ad1adf
  3. #b634e2
  4. #bf4de6
  5. #c867e9
  6. #d280ed
  7. #db99f1
  8. #e4b3f4
  9. #edccf8
  10. #f6e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a401db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a401db
  2. #a00ed2
  3. #9d1ac9
  4. #9927c0
  5. #9634b7
  6. #9241ae
  7. #8e4da4
  8. #8b5a9b
  9. #876792
  10. #847389
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834fa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ee0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d4e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #574ade ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6651d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a03cac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a401db {
  color: #a401db;
}
Background
.bg-a401db {
  background-color: #a401db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a401db {
  border: 2px solid #a401db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a401db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 1 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 99% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a401db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a401db, #db01a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a401db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 1 219 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.11 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.69 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.14 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.78 #5bfe24 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a401db  rgb(164, 1, 219)  hsl(285, 99%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#38db01  rgb(56, 219, 1)  hsl(105, 99%, 43%)  Lime Green
#dba401  rgb(219, 164, 1)  hsl(45, 99%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#01dba4  rgb(1, 219, 164)  hsl(165, 99%, 43%)  Caribbean Green