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#A40AE2

#a40ae2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a40ae2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.43% cyan, 95.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 282.78°, with 91.53% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.136

Complementary

  1. #a40ae2
  2. #48e20a

Split complementary

  1. #a40ae2
  2. #b4e20a
  3. #0ae238

Analogous

  1. #380ae2
  2. #a40ae2
  3. #e20ab4

Triadic

  1. #a40ae2
  2. #e2a40a
  3. #0ae2a4

Tetradic

  1. #a40ae2
  2. #e20a48
  3. #48e20a
  4. #0ae2a4

Square

  1. #a40ae2
  2. #e2380a
  3. #48e20a
  4. #0ab4e2

Monochromatic

  1. #3a044f
  2. #6f0799
  3. #a40ae2
  4. #c342f7
  5. #da8bfa

Shades

#a40ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a40ae2
  2. #9409cb
  3. #8308b5
  4. #73079e
  5. #620688
  6. #520571
  7. #42045a
  8. #310344
  9. #21022d
  10. #100117
  11. #000000

Tints

#a40ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a40ae2
  2. #ad23e5
  3. #b63be8
  4. #bf54eb
  5. #c86cee
  6. #d285f1
  7. #db9df3
  8. #e4b6f6
  9. #edcef9
  10. #f6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a40ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a40ae2
  2. #a016d8
  3. #9d22ce
  4. #992dc5
  5. #9639bb
  6. #9245b1
  7. #8e51a7
  8. #8b5d9d
  9. #876894
  10. #84748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8451a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b5385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #554de5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6453e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f41b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a40ae2 {
  color: #a40ae2;
}
Background
.bg-a40ae2 {
  background-color: #a40ae2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a40ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #a40ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a40ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 10 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 92% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a40ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a40ae2, #e20ab4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a40ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 10 226 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.68 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.08 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.32 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.45 #5bf51d Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a40ae2  rgb(164, 10, 226)  hsl(283, 92%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#48e20a  rgb(72, 226, 10)  hsl(103, 92%, 46%)  Lime Green
#e2a40a  rgb(226, 164, 10)  hsl(43, 92%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#0ae2a4  rgb(10, 226, 164)  hsl(163, 92%, 46%)  Caribbean Green