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#A40CCF

#a40ccf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a40ccf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 4.71% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.77% cyan, 94.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 286.77°, with 89.04% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1266

Complementary

  1. #a40ccf
  2. #37cf0c

Split complementary

  1. #a40ccf
  2. #98cf0c
  3. #0ccf43

Analogous

  1. #430ccf
  2. #a40ccf
  3. #cf0c98

Triadic

  1. #a40ccf
  2. #cfa40c
  3. #0ccfa4

Tetradic

  1. #a40ccf
  2. #cf0c37
  3. #37cf0c
  4. #0ccfa4

Square

  1. #a40ccf
  2. #cf430c
  3. #37cf0c
  4. #0c98cf

Monochromatic

  1. #31043e
  2. #6b0887
  3. #a40ccf
  4. #c934f3
  5. #dc7df7

Shades

#a40ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a40ccf
  2. #940bba
  3. #830aa6
  4. #730891
  5. #62077c
  6. #520668
  7. #420553
  8. #31043e
  9. #210229
  10. #100115
  11. #000000

Tints

#a40ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a40ccf
  2. #ad24d4
  3. #b63dd9
  4. #bf55dd
  5. #c86de2
  6. #d286e7
  7. #db9eec
  8. #e4b6f1
  9. #edcef5
  10. #f6e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a40ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a40ccf
  2. #a018c7
  3. #9d23bf
  4. #992fb7
  5. #963aaf
  6. #9246a8
  7. #8e52a0
  8. #8b5d98
  9. #876990
  10. #847488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824f9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1497a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c49d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b51cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a239a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a40ccf {
  color: #a40ccf;
}
Background
.bg-a40ccf {
  background-color: #a40ccf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a40ccf {
  border: 2px solid #a40ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a40ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 12 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 89% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a40ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a40ccf, #cf0c98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a40ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 12 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.42 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.26 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.26 #5bf330 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a40ccf  rgb(164, 12, 207)  hsl(287, 89%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#37cf0c  rgb(55, 207, 12)  hsl(107, 89%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cfa40c  rgb(207, 164, 12)  hsl(47, 89%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#0ccfa4  rgb(12, 207, 164)  hsl(167, 89%, 43%)  Caribbean Green