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#A403CD

#a403cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a403cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 1.18% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 98.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 287.82°, with 97.12% saturation and 40.78% 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.19.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1237

Complementary

  1. #a403cd
  2. #2ccd03

Split complementary

  1. #a403cd
  2. #91cd03
  3. #03cd3f

Analogous

  1. #3f03cd
  2. #a403cd
  3. #cd0391

Triadic

  1. #a403cd
  2. #cda403
  3. #03cda4

Tetradic

  1. #a403cd
  2. #cd032c
  3. #2ccd03
  4. #03cda4

Square

  1. #a403cd
  2. #cd3f03
  3. #2ccd03
  4. #0391cd

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0136
  2. #680282
  3. #a403cd
  4. #cf21fc
  5. #df6cfd

Shades

#a403cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a403cd
  2. #9403b9
  3. #8302a4
  4. #730290
  5. #62027b
  6. #520267
  7. #420152
  8. #31013e
  9. #210129
  10. #100015
  11. #000000

Tints

#a403cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a403cd
  2. #ad1cd2
  3. #b635d7
  4. #bf4fdc
  5. #c868e1
  6. #d281e6
  7. #db9aeb
  8. #e4b3f0
  9. #edcdf5
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a403cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a403cd
  2. #a010c5
  3. #9d1cbe
  4. #9929b6
  5. #9635ae
  6. #9242a7
  7. #8e4e9f
  8. #8b5b97
  9. #87678f
  10. #847488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824d99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a14678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c47d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b50cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a236a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a403cd {
  color: #a403cd;
}
Background
.bg-a403cd {
  background-color: #a403cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a403cd {
  border: 2px solid #a403cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a403cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 3 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a403cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a403cd, #cd0391);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a403cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 3 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.61 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.25 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.44 #5bfc32 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a403cd  rgb(164, 3, 205)  hsl(288, 97%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#2ccd03  rgb(44, 205, 3)  hsl(108, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cda403  rgb(205, 164, 3)  hsl(48, 97%, 41%)  Metallic Gold
#03cda4  rgb(3, 205, 164)  hsl(168, 97%, 41%)  Caribbean Green