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#A404DC

#a404dc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a404dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 1.57% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.45% cyan, 98.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 284.44°, with 96.43% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1315

Complementary

  1. #a404dc
  2. #3cdc04

Split complementary

  1. #a404dc
  2. #a8dc04
  3. #04dc38

Analogous

  1. #3804dc
  2. #a404dc
  3. #dc04a8

Triadic

  1. #a404dc
  2. #dca404
  3. #04dca4

Tetradic

  1. #a404dc
  2. #dc043c
  3. #3cdc04
  4. #04dca4

Square

  1. #a404dc
  2. #dc3804
  3. #3cdc04
  4. #04a8dc

Monochromatic

  1. #340146
  2. #6c0391
  3. #a404dc
  4. #c731fb
  5. #db7cfd

Shades

#a404dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a404dc
  2. #9404c6
  3. #8303b0
  4. #73039a
  5. #620284
  6. #52026e
  7. #420258
  8. #310142
  9. #21012c
  10. #100016
  11. #000000

Tints

#a404dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a404dc
  2. #ad1de0
  3. #b636e3
  4. #bf4fe7
  5. #c868ea
  6. #d282ee
  7. #db9bf1
  8. #e4b4f5
  9. #edcdf8
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a404dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a404dc
  2. #a010d3
  3. #9d1dca
  4. #9929c0
  5. #9636b7
  6. #9242ae
  7. #8e4ea5
  8. #8b5b9c
  9. #876792
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8350a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d4f81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #574adf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6652da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a03dad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a404dc {
  color: #a404dc;
}
Background
.bg-a404dc {
  background-color: #a404dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a404dc {
  border: 2px solid #a404dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a404dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 4 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a404dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a404dc, #dc04a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a404dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 4 220 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.52 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.42 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.98 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.74 #5bfb23 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a404dc  rgb(164, 4, 220)  hsl(284, 96%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#3cdc04  rgb(60, 220, 4)  hsl(104, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dca404  rgb(220, 164, 4)  hsl(44, 96%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#04dca4  rgb(4, 220, 164)  hsl(164, 96%, 44%)  Caribbean Green