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#A404DF

#a404df ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a404df 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.46% cyan, 98.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 283.84°, with 96.48% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1331

Complementary

  1. #a404df
  2. #3fdf04

Split complementary

  1. #a404df
  2. #acdf04
  3. #04df37

Analogous

  1. #3704df
  2. #a404df
  3. #df04ac

Triadic

  1. #a404df
  2. #dfa404
  3. #04dfa4

Tetradic

  1. #a404df
  2. #df043f
  3. #3fdf04
  4. #04dfa4

Square

  1. #a404df
  2. #df3704
  3. #3fdf04
  4. #04acdf

Monochromatic

  1. #350149
  2. #6d0394
  3. #a404df
  4. #c634fb
  5. #db7ffd

Shades

#a404df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a404df
  2. #9404c9
  3. #8303b2
  4. #73039c
  5. #620286
  6. #520270
  7. #420259
  8. #310143
  9. #21012d
  10. #100016
  11. #000000

Tints

#a404df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a404df
  2. #ad1de2
  3. #b636e5
  4. #bf4fe9
  5. #c868ec
  6. #d282ef
  7. #db9bf2
  8. #e4b4f5
  9. #edcdf9
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a404df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a404df
  2. #a010d6
  3. #9d1dcc
  4. #9929c3
  5. #9636b9
  6. #9242b0
  7. #8e4ea6
  8. #8b5b9d
  9. #876793
  10. #84748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8350a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c5083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #564be2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6552dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f3faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a404df {
  color: #a404df;
}
Background
.bg-a404df {
  background-color: #a404df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a404df {
  border: 2px solid #a404df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a404df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 4 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a404df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a404df, #df04ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a404df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 4 223 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.40 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.46 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.12 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.23 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.10 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.71 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.55 #5bfb20 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a404df  rgb(164, 4, 223)  hsl(284, 96%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#3fdf04  rgb(63, 223, 4)  hsl(104, 96%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dfa404  rgb(223, 164, 4)  hsl(44, 96%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#04dfa4  rgb(4, 223, 164)  hsl(164, 96%, 45%)  Caribbean Green