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#A429DB

#a429db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a429db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 16.08% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.11% cyan, 81.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 281.46°, with 71.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.46.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1459

Complementary

  1. #a429db
  2. #60db29

Split complementary

  1. #a429db
  2. #b9db29
  3. #29db4b

Analogous

  1. #4b29db
  2. #a429db
  3. #db29b9

Triadic

  1. #a429db
  2. #dba429
  3. #29dba4

Tetradic

  1. #a429db
  2. #db2960
  3. #60db29
  4. #29dba4

Square

  1. #a429db
  2. #db4b29
  3. #60db29
  4. #29b9db

Monochromatic

  1. #440f5c
  2. #751a9d
  3. #a429db
  4. #c06ae6
  5. #dcacf1

Shades

#a429db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a429db
  2. #9425c5
  3. #8321af
  4. #731d99
  5. #621983
  6. #52156e
  7. #421058
  8. #310c42
  9. #21082c
  10. #100416
  11. #000000

Tints

#a429db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a429db
  2. #ad3edf
  3. #b654e2
  4. #bf69e6
  5. #c87fe9
  6. #d294ed
  7. #dba9f1
  8. #e4bff4
  9. #edd4f8
  10. #f6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a429db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a429db
  2. #a032d2
  3. #9d3ac9
  4. #9943c0
  5. #964cb7
  6. #9255ae
  7. #8e5da4
  8. #8b669b
  9. #876f92
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8557a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d5784 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d53de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a59d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a049ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a429db {
  color: #a429db;
}
Background
.bg-a429db {
  background-color: #a429db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a429db {
  border: 2px solid #a429db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a429db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 41 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a429db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a429db, #db29b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a429db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 41 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.72 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.12 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.86 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.63 #5bd624 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a429db  rgb(164, 41, 219)  hsl(281, 71%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#60db29  rgb(96, 219, 41)  hsl(101, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dba429  rgb(219, 164, 41)  hsl(41, 71%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#29dba4  rgb(41, 219, 164)  hsl(161, 71%, 51%)  Caribbean Green