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#A417E2

#a417e2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a417e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 9.02% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.43% cyan, 89.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 281.67°, with 81.53% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.14

Complementary

  1. #a417e2
  2. #55e217

Split complementary

  1. #a417e2
  2. #bbe217
  3. #17e23e

Analogous

  1. #3e17e2
  2. #a417e2
  3. #e217bb

Triadic

  1. #a417e2
  2. #e2a417
  3. #17e2a4

Tetradic

  1. #a417e2
  2. #e21755
  3. #55e217
  4. #17e2a4

Square

  1. #a417e2
  2. #e23e17
  3. #55e217
  4. #17bbe2

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0957
  2. #72109d
  3. #a417e2
  4. #c058ee
  5. #da9df5

Shades

#a417e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a417e2
  2. #9415cb
  3. #8312b5
  4. #73109e
  5. #620e88
  6. #520c71
  7. #42095a
  8. #310744
  9. #21052d
  10. #100217
  11. #000000

Tints

#a417e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a417e2
  2. #ad2ee5
  3. #b645e8
  4. #bf5deb
  5. #c874ee
  6. #d28bf1
  7. #dba2f3
  8. #e4b9f6
  9. #edd1f9
  10. #f6e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a417e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a417e2
  2. #a022d8
  3. #9d2cce
  4. #9937c5
  5. #9641bb
  6. #924cb1
  7. #8e56a7
  8. #8b619d
  9. #876b94
  10. #84768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8453a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b5586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #574fe5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6555e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f44b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a417e2 {
  color: #a417e2;
}
Background
.bg-a417e2 {
  background-color: #a417e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a417e2 {
  border: 2px solid #a417e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a417e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 23 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a417e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a417e2, #e217bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a417e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 23 226 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.23 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.97 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.93 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.72 #5be81d Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a417e2  rgb(164, 23, 226)  hsl(282, 82%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#55e217  rgb(85, 226, 23)  hsl(102, 82%, 49%)  Neon Green
#e2a417  rgb(226, 164, 23)  hsl(42, 82%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#17e2a4  rgb(23, 226, 164)  hsl(162, 82%, 49%)  Caribbean Green