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#A402DA

#a402da ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a402da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 0.78% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.77% cyan, 99.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 98.18% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.13

Complementary

  1. #a402da
  2. #38da02

Split complementary

  1. #a402da
  2. #a4da02
  3. #02da38

Analogous

  1. #3802da
  2. #a402da
  3. #da02a4

Triadic

  1. #a402da
  2. #daa402
  3. #02daa4

Tetradic

  1. #a402da
  2. #da0238
  3. #38da02
  4. #02daa4

Square

  1. #a402da
  2. #da3802
  3. #38da02
  4. #02a4da

Monochromatic

  1. #320142
  2. #6b018e
  3. #a402da
  4. #c92bfd
  5. #dc77fe

Shades

#a402da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a402da
  2. #9402c4
  3. #8302ae
  4. #730199
  5. #620183
  6. #52016d
  7. #420157
  8. #310141
  9. #21002c
  10. #100016
  11. #000000

Tints

#a402da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a402da
  2. #ad1bde
  3. #b635e1
  4. #bf4ee5
  5. #c867e9
  6. #d281ed
  7. #db9af0
  8. #e4b3f4
  9. #edccf8
  10. #f6e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a402da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a402da
  2. #a00fd1
  3. #9d1bc8
  4. #9928bf
  5. #9634b6
  6. #9241ad
  7. #8e4ea4
  8. #8b5a9b
  9. #876792
  10. #847389
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834fa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005edf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e4d80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #584add ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6751d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a03cab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a402da {
  color: #a402da;
}
Background
.bg-a402da {
  background-color: #a402da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a402da {
  border: 2px solid #a402da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a402da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 2 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 98% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a402da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a402da, #da02a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a402da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 2 218 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.81 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.65 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.21 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.86 #5bfd25 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a402da  rgb(164, 2, 218)  hsl(285, 98%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#38da02  rgb(56, 218, 2)  hsl(105, 98%, 43%)  Lime Green
#daa402  rgb(218, 164, 2)  hsl(45, 98%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#02daa4  rgb(2, 218, 164)  hsl(165, 98%, 43%)  Caribbean Green