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#A435CC

#a435cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a435cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 20.78% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 74.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 284.11°, with 59.68% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.34.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.148

Complementary

  1. #a435cc
  2. #5dcc35

Split complementary

  1. #a435cc
  2. #a8cc35
  3. #35cc59

Analogous

  1. #5935cc
  2. #a435cc
  3. #cc35a8

Triadic

  1. #a435cc
  2. #cca435
  3. #35cca4

Tetradic

  1. #a435cc
  2. #cc355d
  3. #5dcc35
  4. #35cca4

Square

  1. #a435cc
  2. #cc5935
  3. #5dcc35
  4. #35a8cc

Monochromatic

  1. #431553
  2. #742490
  3. #a435cc
  4. #c072db
  5. #dbafeb

Shades

#a435cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a435cc
  2. #9430b8
  3. #832aa3
  4. #73258f
  5. #62207a
  6. #521b66
  7. #421552
  8. #31103d
  9. #210b29
  10. #100514
  11. #000000

Tints

#a435cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a435cc
  2. #ad49d1
  3. #b65dd6
  4. #bf72db
  5. #c886e0
  6. #d29ae6
  7. #dbaeeb
  8. #e4c2f0
  9. #edd7f5
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a435cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a435cc
  2. #a03dc4
  3. #9d44bd
  4. #994cb5
  5. #9653ae
  6. #925ba6
  7. #8e629e
  8. #8b6a97
  9. #87718f
  10. #847988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865a9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #306ec9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1567e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6556cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715cca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a24ba3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a435cc {
  color: #a435cc;
}
Background
.bg-a435cc {
  background-color: #a435cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a435cc {
  border: 2px solid #a435cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a435cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 53 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a435cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a435cc, #cc35a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a435cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 53 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.34 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.31 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.09 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.43 #5bca33 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a435cc  rgb(164, 53, 204)  hsl(284, 60%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5dcc35  rgb(93, 204, 53)  hsl(104, 60%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cca435  rgb(204, 164, 53)  hsl(44, 60%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#35cca4  rgb(53, 204, 164)  hsl(164, 60%, 50%)  Caribbean Green