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#A424D2

#a424d2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a424d2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.9% cyan, 82.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 284.14°, with 70.73% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.95.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1381

Complementary

  1. #a424d2
  2. #52d224

Split complementary

  1. #a424d2
  2. #a9d224
  3. #24d24d

Analogous

  1. #4d24d2
  2. #a424d2
  3. #d224a9

Triadic

  1. #a424d2
  2. #d2a424
  3. #24d2a4

Tetradic

  1. #a424d2
  2. #d22452
  3. #52d224
  4. #24d2a4

Square

  1. #a424d2
  2. #d24d24
  3. #52d224
  4. #24a9d2

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0e4f
  2. #711991
  3. #a424d2
  4. #c15fe4
  5. #daa0ef

Shades

#a424d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a424d2
  2. #9420bd
  3. #831da8
  4. #731993
  5. #62167e
  6. #521269
  7. #420e54
  8. #310b3f
  9. #21072a
  10. #100415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a424d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a424d2
  2. #ad3ad7
  3. #b650db
  4. #bf66e0
  5. #c87ce4
  6. #d292e9
  7. #dba7ed
  8. #e4bdf2
  9. #edd3f6
  10. #f6e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a424d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a424d2
  2. #a02dca
  3. #9d36c2
  4. #9940b9
  5. #9649b1
  6. #9252a9
  7. #8e5ba1
  8. #8b6499
  9. #876e90
  10. #847788
  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 #84559e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f6bcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0517e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f50d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c57d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a143a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a424d2 {
  color: #a424d2;
}
Background
.bg-a424d2 {
  background-color: #a424d2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a424d2 {
  border: 2px solid #a424d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a424d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 36 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 71% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a424d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a424d2, #d224a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a424d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 36 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.95 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.12 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.77 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.92 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.99 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.21 #5bdb2d Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a424d2  rgb(164, 36, 210)  hsl(284, 71%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#52d224  rgb(82, 210, 36)  hsl(104, 71%, 48%)  Lime Green
#d2a424  rgb(210, 164, 36)  hsl(44, 71%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#24d2a4  rgb(36, 210, 164)  hsl(164, 71%, 48%)  Caribbean Green