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#A421CC

#a421cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a421cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 12.94% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 83.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 285.96°, with 72.15% saturation and 46.47% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.19.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1334

Complementary

  1. #a421cc
  2. #49cc21

Split complementary

  1. #a421cc
  2. #9fcc21
  3. #21cc4e

Analogous

  1. #4e21cc
  2. #a421cc
  3. #cc219f

Triadic

  1. #a421cc
  2. #cca421
  3. #21cca4

Tetradic

  1. #a421cc
  2. #cc2149
  3. #49cc21
  4. #21cca4

Square

  1. #a421cc
  2. #cc4e21
  3. #49cc21
  4. #219fcc

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0c48
  2. #6f168a
  3. #a421cc
  4. #c256e4
  5. #da98ee

Shades

#a421cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a421cc
  2. #941eb8
  3. #831aa3
  4. #73178f
  5. #62147a
  6. #521166
  7. #420d52
  8. #310a3d
  9. #210729
  10. #100314
  11. #000000

Tints

#a421cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a421cc
  2. #ad37d1
  3. #b64dd6
  4. #bf64db
  5. #c87ae0
  6. #d290e6
  7. #dba6eb
  8. #e4bcf0
  9. #edd3f5
  10. #f6e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a421cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a421cc
  2. #a02bc4
  3. #9d34bd
  4. #993eb5
  5. #9647ae
  6. #9251a6
  7. #8e5a9e
  8. #8b6497
  9. #876d8f
  10. #847788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83539a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c6ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a14d7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #604dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e55ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a240a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a421cc {
  color: #a421cc;
}
Background
.bg-a421cc {
  background-color: #a421cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a421cc {
  border: 2px solid #a421cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a421cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 33 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a421cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a421cc, #cc219f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a421cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 33 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.19 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.58 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.57 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.78 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.01 #5bde33 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a421cc  rgb(164, 33, 204)  hsl(286, 72%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#49cc21  rgb(73, 204, 33)  hsl(106, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green
#cca421  rgb(204, 164, 33)  hsl(46, 72%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#21cca4  rgb(33, 204, 164)  hsl(166, 72%, 46%)  Caribbean Green