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#A40ADE

#a40ade ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a40ade is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 3.92% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.13% cyan, 95.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 283.58°, with 91.38% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1338

Complementary

  1. #a40ade
  2. #44de0a

Split complementary

  1. #a40ade
  2. #aede0a
  3. #0ade3a

Analogous

  1. #3a0ade
  2. #a40ade
  3. #de0aae

Triadic

  1. #a40ade
  2. #dea40a
  3. #0adea4

Tetradic

  1. #a40ade
  2. #de0a44
  3. #44de0a
  4. #0adea4

Square

  1. #a40ade
  2. #de3a0a
  3. #44de0a
  4. #0aaede

Monochromatic

  1. #38034c
  2. #6e0795
  3. #a40ade
  4. #c43ef6
  5. #da87fa

Shades

#a40ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a40ade
  2. #9409c8
  3. #8308b2
  4. #73079b
  5. #620685
  6. #52056f
  7. #420459
  8. #310343
  9. #21022c
  10. #100116
  11. #000000

Tints

#a40ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a40ade
  2. #ad23e1
  3. #b63be5
  4. #bf54e8
  5. #c86ceb
  6. #d285ef
  7. #db9df2
  8. #e4b6f5
  9. #edcef8
  10. #f6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a40ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a40ade
  2. #a016d5
  3. #9d22cb
  4. #992dc2
  5. #9639b8
  6. #9245af
  7. #8e51a6
  8. #8b5d9c
  9. #876893
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8351a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d5183 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #574ce1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6653dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a03faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a40ade {
  color: #a40ade;
}
Background
.bg-a40ade {
  background-color: #a40ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a40ade {
  border: 2px solid #a40ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a40ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 10 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a40ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a40ade, #de0aae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a40ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 10 222 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.29 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.23 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.66 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.68 #5bf521 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a40ade  rgb(164, 10, 222)  hsl(284, 91%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#44de0a  rgb(68, 222, 10)  hsl(104, 91%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dea40a  rgb(222, 164, 10)  hsl(44, 91%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#0adea4  rgb(10, 222, 164)  hsl(164, 91%, 45%)  Caribbean Green