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#A42BCF

#a42bcf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a42bcf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 16.86% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.77% cyan, 79.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 284.27°, with 65.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1413

Complementary

  1. #a42bcf
  2. #56cf2b

Split complementary

  1. #a42bcf
  2. #a8cf2b
  3. #2bcf52

Analogous

  1. #522bcf
  2. #a42bcf
  3. #cf2ba8

Triadic

  1. #a42bcf
  2. #cfa42b
  3. #2bcfa4

Tetradic

  1. #a42bcf
  2. #cf2b56
  3. #56cf2b
  4. #2bcfa4

Square

  1. #a42bcf
  2. #cf522b
  3. #56cf2b
  4. #2ba8cf

Monochromatic

  1. #401150
  2. #721e90
  3. #a42bcf
  4. #c067df
  5. #daa6ed

Shades

#a42bcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a42bcf
  2. #9427ba
  3. #8322a6
  4. #731e91
  5. #621a7c
  6. #521668
  7. #421153
  8. #310d3e
  9. #210929
  10. #100415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a42bcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a42bcf
  2. #ad40d4
  3. #b655d9
  4. #bf6bdd
  5. #c880e2
  6. #d295e7
  7. #dbaaec
  8. #e4bff1
  9. #edd5f5
  10. #f6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a42bcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a42bcf
  2. #a034c7
  3. #9d3cbf
  4. #9945b7
  5. #964daf
  6. #9256a8
  7. #8e5ea0
  8. #8b6798
  9. #876f90
  10. #847888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85579c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #216ccc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0537e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6252d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f59cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a246a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a42bcf {
  color: #a42bcf;
}
Background
.bg-a42bcf {
  background-color: #a42bcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a42bcf {
  border: 2px solid #a42bcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a42bcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 43 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a42bcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a42bcf, #cf2ba8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a42bcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 43 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.30 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.46 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.52 #5bd430 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a42bcf  rgb(164, 43, 207)  hsl(284, 66%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#56cf2b  rgb(86, 207, 43)  hsl(104, 66%, 49%)  Lime Green
#cfa42b  rgb(207, 164, 43)  hsl(44, 66%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#2bcfa4  rgb(43, 207, 164)  hsl(164, 66%, 49%)  Caribbean Green