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#A40FDA

#a40fda ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a40fda is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 5.88% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.77% cyan, 93.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 284.04°, with 87.12% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.133

Complementary

  1. #a40fda
  2. #45da0f

Split complementary

  1. #a40fda
  2. #abda0f
  3. #0fda3f

Analogous

  1. #3f0fda
  2. #a40fda
  3. #da0fab

Triadic

  1. #a40fda
  2. #daa40f
  3. #0fdaa4

Tetradic

  1. #a40fda
  2. #da0f45
  3. #45da0f
  4. #0fdaa4

Square

  1. #a40fda
  2. #da3f0f
  3. #45da0f
  4. #0fabda

Monochromatic

  1. #38054b
  2. #6e0a92
  3. #a40fda
  4. #c443f2
  5. #da8bf7

Shades

#a40fda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a40fda
  2. #940ec4
  3. #830cae
  4. #730b99
  5. #620983
  6. #52086d
  7. #420657
  8. #310541
  9. #21032c
  10. #100216
  11. #000000

Tints

#a40fda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a40fda
  2. #ad27de
  3. #b63fe1
  4. #bf57e5
  5. #c86fe9
  6. #d287ed
  7. #db9ff0
  8. #e4b7f4
  9. #edcff8
  10. #f6e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a40fda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a40fda
  2. #a01ad1
  3. #9d26c8
  4. #9931bf
  5. #963cb6
  6. #9248ad
  7. #8e53a4
  8. #8b5e9b
  9. #876992
  10. #847589
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8351a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e4f81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #594cdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6753d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a03fac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a40fda {
  color: #a40fda;
}
Background
.bg-a40fda {
  background-color: #a40fda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a40fda {
  border: 2px solid #a40fda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a40fda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 15 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 87% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a40fda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a40fda, #da0fab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a40fda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 15 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.97 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.46 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.71 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.91 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.02 #5bf025 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a40fda  rgb(164, 15, 218)  hsl(284, 87%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#45da0f  rgb(69, 218, 15)  hsl(104, 87%, 46%)  Lime Green
#daa40f  rgb(218, 164, 15)  hsl(44, 87%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#0fdaa4  rgb(15, 218, 164)  hsl(164, 87%, 46%)  Caribbean Green