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#A402E2

#a402e2 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a402e2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.43% cyan, 99.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 283.39°, with 98.25% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1343

Complementary

  1. #a402e2
  2. #40e202

Split complementary

  1. #a402e2
  2. #b0e202
  3. #02e234

Analogous

  1. #3402e2
  2. #a402e2
  3. #e202b0

Triadic

  1. #a402e2
  2. #e2a402
  3. #02e2a4

Tetradic

  1. #a402e2
  2. #e20240
  3. #40e202
  4. #02e2a4

Square

  1. #a402e2
  2. #e23402
  3. #40e202
  4. #02b0e2

Monochromatic

  1. #36014a
  2. #6d0196
  3. #a402e2
  4. #c533fd
  5. #db7ffe

Shades

#a402e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a402e2
  2. #9402cb
  3. #8302b5
  4. #73019e
  5. #620188
  6. #520171
  7. #42015a
  8. #310144
  9. #21002d
  10. #100017
  11. #000000

Tints

#a402e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a402e2
  2. #ad1be5
  3. #b635e8
  4. #bf4eeb
  5. #c867ee
  6. #d281f1
  7. #db9af3
  8. #e4b3f6
  9. #edccf9
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a402e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a402e2
  2. #a00fd8
  3. #9d1bce
  4. #9928c5
  5. #9634bb
  6. #9241b1
  7. #8e4ea7
  8. #8b5a9d
  9. #876794
  10. #84738a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8450a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b5285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #544be5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6452e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f3fb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a402e2 {
  color: #a402e2;
}
Background
.bg-a402e2 {
  background-color: #a402e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a402e2 {
  border: 2px solid #a402e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a402e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 2 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 98% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a402e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a402e2, #e202b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a402e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 2 226 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.11 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.79 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.50 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.35 #5bfd1d Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a402e2  rgb(164, 2, 226)  hsl(283, 98%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#40e202  rgb(64, 226, 2)  hsl(103, 98%, 45%)  Lime Green
#e2a402  rgb(226, 164, 2)  hsl(43, 98%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#02e2a4  rgb(2, 226, 164)  hsl(163, 98%, 45%)  Caribbean Green