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#A424CF

#a424cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a424cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 14.12% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.77% cyan, 82.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 284.91°, with 70.37% saturation and 47.65% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.96.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1366

Complementary

  1. #a424cf
  2. #4fcf24

Split complementary

  1. #a424cf
  2. #a5cf24
  3. #24cf4e

Analogous

  1. #4e24cf
  2. #a424cf
  3. #cf24a5

Triadic

  1. #a424cf
  2. #cfa424
  3. #24cfa4

Tetradic

  1. #a424cf
  2. #cf244f
  3. #4fcf24
  4. #24cfa4

Square

  1. #a424cf
  2. #cf4e24
  3. #4fcf24
  4. #24a5cf

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0d4d
  2. #70198e
  3. #a424cf
  4. #c15de3
  5. #da9eee

Shades

#a424cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a424cf
  2. #9420ba
  3. #831da6
  4. #731991
  5. #62167c
  6. #521268
  7. #420e53
  8. #310b3e
  9. #210729
  10. #100415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a424cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a424cf
  2. #ad3ad4
  3. #b650d9
  4. #bf66dd
  5. #c87ce2
  6. #d292e7
  7. #dba7ec
  8. #e4bdf1
  9. #edd3f5
  10. #f6e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a424cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a424cf
  2. #a02dc7
  3. #9d36bf
  4. #9940b7
  5. #9649af
  6. #9252a8
  7. #8e5ba0
  8. #8b6498
  9. #876e90
  10. #847788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84549c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #186acc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0507d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #604fd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d57cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a242a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a424cf {
  color: #a424cf;
}
Background
.bg-a424cf {
  background-color: #a424cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a424cf {
  border: 2px solid #a424cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a424cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 36 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 70% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a424cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a424cf, #cf24a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a424cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 36 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.18 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.27 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.99 #5bdb30 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a424cf  rgb(164, 36, 207)  hsl(285, 70%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#4fcf24  rgb(79, 207, 36)  hsl(105, 70%, 48%)  Lime Green
#cfa424  rgb(207, 164, 36)  hsl(45, 70%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#24cfa4  rgb(36, 207, 164)  hsl(165, 70%, 48%)  Caribbean Green