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#A40CD6

#a40cd6 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a40cd6 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 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.36% cyan, 94.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 285.15°, with 89.38% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.94.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1301

Complementary

  1. #a40cd6
  2. #3ed60c

Split complementary

  1. #a40cd6
  2. #a3d60c
  3. #0cd63f

Analogous

  1. #3f0cd6
  2. #a40cd6
  3. #d60ca3

Triadic

  1. #a40cd6
  2. #d6a40c
  3. #0cd6a4

Tetradic

  1. #a40cd6
  2. #d60c3e
  3. #3ed60c
  4. #0cd6a4

Square

  1. #a40cd6
  2. #d63f0c
  3. #3ed60c
  4. #0ca3d6

Monochromatic

  1. #350445
  2. #6c088e
  3. #a40cd6
  4. #c63bf4
  5. #db83f8

Shades

#a40cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a40cd6
  2. #940bc1
  3. #830aab
  4. #730896
  5. #620780
  6. #52066b
  7. #420556
  8. #310440
  9. #21022b
  10. #100115
  11. #000000

Tints

#a40cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a40cd6
  2. #ad24da
  3. #b63dde
  4. #bf55e2
  5. #c86de6
  6. #d286eb
  7. #db9eef
  8. #e4b6f3
  9. #edcef7
  10. #f6e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a40cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a40cd6
  2. #a018cd
  3. #9d23c5
  4. #992fbc
  5. #963ab4
  6. #9246ab
  7. #8e52a2
  8. #8b5d9a
  9. #876991
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83509f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005edb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f4d7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a4ad9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6952d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a13ca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a40cd6 {
  color: #a40cd6;
}
Background
.bg-a40cd6 {
  background-color: #a40cd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a40cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #a40cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a40cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 12 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a40cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a40cd6, #d60ca3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a40cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 12 214 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.94 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.28 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.14 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.38 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.27 #5bf329 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a40cd6  rgb(164, 12, 214)  hsl(285, 89%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#3ed60c  rgb(62, 214, 12)  hsl(105, 89%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d6a40c  rgb(214, 164, 12)  hsl(45, 89%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#0cd6a4  rgb(12, 214, 164)  hsl(165, 89%, 44%)  Caribbean Green