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#A40EDD

#a40edd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a40edd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 5.49% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.79% cyan, 93.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 283.48°, with 88.09% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1343

Complementary

  1. #a40edd
  2. #47dd0e

Split complementary

  1. #a40edd
  2. #afdd0e
  3. #0edd3d

Analogous

  1. #3d0edd
  2. #a40edd
  3. #dd0eaf

Triadic

  1. #a40edd
  2. #dda40e
  3. #0edda4

Tetradic

  1. #a40edd
  2. #dd0e47
  3. #47dd0e
  4. #0edda4

Square

  1. #a40edd
  2. #dd3d0e
  3. #47dd0e
  4. #0eafdd

Monochromatic

  1. #39054d
  2. #6f0995
  3. #a40edd
  4. #c344f3
  5. #da8cf8

Shades

#a40edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a40edd
  2. #940dc7
  3. #830bb1
  4. #730a9b
  5. #620885
  6. #52076f
  7. #420658
  8. #310442
  9. #21032c
  10. #100116
  11. #000000

Tints

#a40edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a40edd
  2. #ad26e0
  3. #b63ee4
  4. #bf56e7
  5. #c86eeb
  6. #d287ee
  7. #db9ff1
  8. #e4b7f5
  9. #edcff8
  10. #f6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a40edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a40edd
  2. #a019d4
  3. #9d25ca
  4. #9930c1
  5. #963cb8
  6. #9247af
  7. #8e52a5
  8. #8b5e9c
  9. #876993
  10. #847589
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8451a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d5182 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #574ce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6653db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a040ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a40edd {
  color: #a40edd;
}
Background
.bg-a40edd {
  background-color: #a40edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a40edd {
  border: 2px solid #a40edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a40edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 14 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 88% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a40edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a40edd, #dd0eaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a40edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 14 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.14 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.66 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.80 #5bf122 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a40edd  rgb(164, 14, 221)  hsl(283, 88%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#47dd0e  rgb(71, 221, 14)  hsl(103, 88%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dda40e  rgb(221, 164, 14)  hsl(43, 88%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#0edda4  rgb(14, 221, 164)  hsl(163, 88%, 46%)  Caribbean Green