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#A40FE2

#a40fe2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a40fe2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.43% cyan, 93.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 282.37°, with 87.55% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1373

Complementary

  1. #a40fe2
  2. #4de20f

Split complementary

  1. #a40fe2
  2. #b6e20f
  3. #0fe23a

Analogous

  1. #3a0fe2
  2. #a40fe2
  3. #e20fb6

Triadic

  1. #a40fe2
  2. #e2a40f
  3. #0fe2a4

Tetradic

  1. #a40fe2
  2. #e20f4d
  3. #4de20f
  4. #0fe2a4

Square

  1. #a40fe2
  2. #e23a0f
  3. #4de20f
  4. #0fb6e2

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0552
  2. #700a9a
  3. #a40fe2
  4. #c14af3
  5. #da92f8

Shades

#a40fe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a40fe2
  2. #940ecb
  3. #830cb5
  4. #730b9e
  5. #620988
  6. #520871
  7. #42065a
  8. #310544
  9. #21032d
  10. #100217
  11. #000000

Tints

#a40fe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a40fe2
  2. #ad27e5
  3. #b63fe8
  4. #bf57eb
  5. #c86fee
  6. #d287f1
  7. #db9ff3
  8. #e4b7f6
  9. #edcff9
  10. #f6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a40fe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a40fe2
  2. #a01ad8
  3. #9d26ce
  4. #9931c5
  5. #963cbb
  6. #9248b1
  7. #8e53a7
  8. #8b5e9d
  9. #876994
  10. #84758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8452a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ade ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b5485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #564de5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6454e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f42b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a40fe2 {
  color: #a40fe2;
}
Background
.bg-a40fe2 {
  background-color: #a40fe2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a40fe2 {
  border: 2px solid #a40fe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a40fe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 15 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 88% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a40fe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a40fe2, #e20fb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a40fe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 15 226 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.46 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.65 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.06 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.86 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.19 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.53 #5bf01d Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a40fe2  rgb(164, 15, 226)  hsl(282, 88%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#4de20f  rgb(77, 226, 15)  hsl(102, 88%, 47%)  Lime Green
#e2a40f  rgb(226, 164, 15)  hsl(42, 88%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#0fe2a4  rgb(15, 226, 164)  hsl(162, 88%, 47%)  Caribbean Green