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#A429DC

#a429dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a429dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.45% cyan, 81.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 281.23°, with 71.89% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1465

Complementary

  1. #a429dc
  2. #61dc29

Split complementary

  1. #a429dc
  2. #bbdc29
  3. #29dc4b

Analogous

  1. #4b29dc
  2. #a429dc
  3. #dc29bb

Triadic

  1. #a429dc
  2. #dca429
  3. #29dca4

Tetradic

  1. #a429dc
  2. #dc2961
  3. #61dc29
  4. #29dca4

Square

  1. #a429dc
  2. #dc4b29
  3. #61dc29
  4. #29bbdc

Monochromatic

  1. #450f5d
  2. #751a9f
  3. #a429dc
  4. #c06be7
  5. #dcadf2

Shades

#a429dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a429dc
  2. #9425c6
  3. #8321b0
  4. #731d9a
  5. #621984
  6. #52156e
  7. #421058
  8. #310c42
  9. #21082c
  10. #100416
  11. #000000

Tints

#a429dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a429dc
  2. #ad3ee0
  3. #b654e3
  4. #bf69e7
  5. #c87fea
  6. #d294ee
  7. #dba9f1
  8. #e4bff5
  9. #edd4f8
  10. #f6eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a429dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a429dc
  2. #a032d3
  3. #9d3aca
  4. #9943c0
  5. #964cb7
  6. #9255ae
  7. #8e5da5
  8. #8b669c
  9. #876f92
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8558a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d5885 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d53df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a59da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a049af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a429dc {
  color: #a429dc;
}
Background
.bg-a429dc {
  background-color: #a429dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a429dc {
  border: 2px solid #a429dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a429dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 41 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a429dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a429dc, #dc29bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a429dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 41 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.62 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.16 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.77 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.10 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.72 #5bd623 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a429dc  rgb(164, 41, 220)  hsl(281, 72%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#61dc29  rgb(97, 220, 41)  hsl(101, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dca429  rgb(220, 164, 41)  hsl(41, 72%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#29dca4  rgb(41, 220, 164)  hsl(161, 72%, 51%)  Caribbean Green