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#A427DA

#a427da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a427da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 15.29% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.77% cyan, 82.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 281.9°, with 70.75% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.35.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1441

Complementary

  1. #a427da
  2. #5dda27

Split complementary

  1. #a427da
  2. #b6da27
  3. #27da4a

Analogous

  1. #4a27da
  2. #a427da
  3. #da27b6

Triadic

  1. #a427da
  2. #daa427
  3. #27daa4

Tetradic

  1. #a427da
  2. #da275d
  3. #5dda27
  4. #27daa4

Square

  1. #a427da
  2. #da4a27
  3. #5dda27
  4. #27b6da

Monochromatic

  1. #430f59
  2. #741a9a
  3. #a427da
  4. #c068e5
  5. #dbaaf0

Shades

#a427da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a427da
  2. #9423c4
  3. #831fae
  4. #731b99
  5. #621783
  6. #52146d
  7. #421057
  8. #310c41
  9. #21082c
  10. #100416
  11. #000000

Tints

#a427da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a427da
  2. #ad3dde
  3. #b652e1
  4. #bf68e5
  5. #c87de9
  6. #d293ed
  7. #dba9f0
  8. #e4bef4
  9. #edd4f8
  10. #f6e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a427da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a427da
  2. #a030d1
  3. #9d39c8
  4. #9942bf
  5. #964bb6
  6. #9254ad
  7. #8e5ca4
  8. #8b659b
  9. #876e92
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8557a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d5684 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d52dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a58d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a048ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a427da {
  color: #a427da;
}
Background
.bg-a427da {
  background-color: #a427da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a427da {
  border: 2px solid #a427da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a427da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 39 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 71% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a427da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a427da, #da27b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a427da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 39 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.79 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.88 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.04 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.66 #5bd825 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a427da  rgb(164, 39, 218)  hsl(282, 71%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5dda27  rgb(93, 218, 39)  hsl(102, 71%, 50%)  Lime Green
#daa427  rgb(218, 164, 39)  hsl(42, 71%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#27daa4  rgb(39, 218, 164)  hsl(162, 71%, 50%)  Caribbean Green