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#A412E2

#a412e2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a412e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 7.06% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.43% cyan, 92.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 282.12°, with 85.25% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1382

Complementary

  1. #a412e2
  2. #50e212

Split complementary

  1. #a412e2
  2. #b8e212
  3. #12e23c

Analogous

  1. #3c12e2
  2. #a412e2
  3. #e212b8

Triadic

  1. #a412e2
  2. #e2a412
  3. #12e2a4

Tetradic

  1. #a412e2
  2. #e21250
  3. #50e212
  4. #12e2a4

Square

  1. #a412e2
  2. #e23c12
  3. #50e212
  4. #12b8e2

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0754
  2. #710c9b
  3. #a412e2
  4. #c14ff1
  5. #da96f7

Shades

#a412e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a412e2
  2. #9410cb
  3. #830eb5
  4. #730d9e
  5. #620b88
  6. #520971
  7. #42075a
  8. #310544
  9. #21042d
  10. #100217
  11. #000000

Tints

#a412e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a412e2
  2. #ad2ae5
  3. #b641e8
  4. #bf59eb
  5. #c871ee
  6. #d289f1
  7. #dba0f3
  8. #e4b8f6
  9. #edd0f9
  10. #f6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a412e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a412e2
  2. #a01dd8
  3. #9d28ce
  4. #9933c5
  5. #963ebb
  6. #9249b1
  7. #8e54a7
  8. #8b5f9d
  9. #876a94
  10. #84758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 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 #9b5486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #564ee5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6554e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f43b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a412e2 {
  color: #a412e2;
}
Background
.bg-a412e2 {
  background-color: #a412e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a412e2 {
  border: 2px solid #a412e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a412e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 18 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a412e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a412e2, #e212b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a412e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 18 226 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.01 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.06 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.89 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.10 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.59 #5bed1d Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a412e2  rgb(164, 18, 226)  hsl(282, 85%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#50e212  rgb(80, 226, 18)  hsl(102, 85%, 48%)  Lime Green
#e2a412  rgb(226, 164, 18)  hsl(42, 85%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#12e2a4  rgb(18, 226, 164)  hsl(162, 85%, 48%)  Caribbean Green