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#A42CD2

#a42cd2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a42cd2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 17.25% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.9% cyan, 79.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 283.37°, with 65.35% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1435

Complementary

  1. #a42cd2
  2. #5ad22c

Split complementary

  1. #a42cd2
  2. #add22c
  3. #2cd251

Analogous

  1. #512cd2
  2. #a42cd2
  3. #d22cad

Triadic

  1. #a42cd2
  2. #d2a42c
  3. #2cd2a4

Tetradic

  1. #a42cd2
  2. #d22c5a
  3. #5ad22c
  4. #2cd2a4

Square

  1. #a42cd2
  2. #d2512c
  3. #5ad22c
  4. #2cadd2

Monochromatic

  1. #411153
  2. #731f93
  3. #a42cd2
  4. #bf6be0
  5. #daaaed

Shades

#a42cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a42cd2
  2. #9428bd
  3. #8323a8
  4. #731f93
  5. #621a7e
  6. #521669
  7. #421254
  8. #310d3f
  9. #21092a
  10. #100415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a42cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a42cd2
  2. #ad41d7
  3. #b656db
  4. #bf6be0
  5. #c880e4
  6. #d296e9
  7. #dbabed
  8. #e4c0f2
  9. #edd5f6
  10. #f6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a42cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a42cd2
  2. #a034ca
  3. #9d3dc2
  4. #9945b9
  5. #964eb1
  6. #9256a9
  7. #8e5ea1
  8. #8b6799
  9. #876f90
  10. #847888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85579e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b6dcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f5480 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6153d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e59d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a147a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a42cd2 {
  color: #a42cd2;
}
Background
.bg-a42cd2 {
  background-color: #a42cd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a42cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #a42cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a42cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 44 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 65% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a42cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a42cd2, #d22cad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a42cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 44 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.34 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.69 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.64 #5bd32d Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a42cd2  rgb(164, 44, 210)  hsl(283, 65%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5ad22c  rgb(90, 210, 44)  hsl(103, 65%, 50%)  Lime Green
#d2a42c  rgb(210, 164, 44)  hsl(43, 65%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#2cd2a4  rgb(44, 210, 164)  hsl(163, 65%, 50%)  Caribbean Green