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#A40CDC

#a40cdc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a40cdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.45% cyan, 94.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 283.85°, with 89.66% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1332

Complementary

  1. #a40cdc
  2. #44dc0c

Split complementary

  1. #a40cdc
  2. #acdc0c
  3. #0cdc3c

Analogous

  1. #3c0cdc
  2. #a40cdc
  3. #dc0cac

Triadic

  1. #a40cdc
  2. #dca40c
  3. #0cdca4

Tetradic

  1. #a40cdc
  2. #dc0c44
  3. #44dc0c
  4. #0cdca4

Square

  1. #a40cdc
  2. #dc3c0c
  3. #44dc0c
  4. #0cacdc

Monochromatic

  1. #38044b
  2. #6e0893
  3. #a40cdc
  4. #c440f5
  5. #da88f9

Shades

#a40cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a40cdc
  2. #940bc6
  3. #830ab0
  4. #73089a
  5. #620784
  6. #52066e
  7. #420558
  8. #310442
  9. #21022c
  10. #100116
  11. #000000

Tints

#a40cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a40cdc
  2. #ad24e0
  3. #b63de3
  4. #bf55e7
  5. #c86dea
  6. #d286ee
  7. #db9ef1
  8. #e4b6f5
  9. #edcef8
  10. #f6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a40cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a40cdc
  2. #a018d3
  3. #9d23ca
  4. #992fc0
  5. #963ab7
  6. #9246ae
  7. #8e52a5
  8. #8b5d9c
  9. #876992
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8351a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d5082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #584cdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6753da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a03fad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a40cdc {
  color: #a40cdc;
}
Background
.bg-a40cdc {
  background-color: #a40cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a40cdc {
  border: 2px solid #a40cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a40cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 12 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a40cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a40cdc, #dc0cac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a40cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 12 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.14 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.46 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.45 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.80 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.84 #5bf323 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a40cdc  rgb(164, 12, 220)  hsl(284, 90%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#44dc0c  rgb(68, 220, 12)  hsl(104, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dca40c  rgb(220, 164, 12)  hsl(44, 90%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#0cdca4  rgb(12, 220, 164)  hsl(164, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green