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#A437CF

#a437cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a437cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 21.57% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.77% cyan, 73.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 283.03°, with 61.29% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1513

Complementary

  1. #a437cf
  2. #62cf37

Split complementary

  1. #a437cf
  2. #aecf37
  3. #37cf58

Analogous

  1. #5837cf
  2. #a437cf
  3. #cf37ae

Triadic

  1. #a437cf
  2. #cfa437
  3. #37cfa4

Tetradic

  1. #a437cf
  2. #cf3762
  3. #62cf37
  4. #37cfa4

Square

  1. #a437cf
  2. #cf5837
  3. #62cf37
  4. #37aecf

Monochromatic

  1. #451558
  2. #752496
  3. #a437cf
  4. #c075de
  5. #dcb2ed

Shades

#a437cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a437cf
  2. #9432ba
  3. #832ca6
  4. #732791
  5. #62217c
  6. #521c68
  7. #421653
  8. #31113e
  9. #210b29
  10. #100615
  11. #000000

Tints

#a437cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a437cf
  2. #ad4bd4
  3. #b65fd9
  4. #bf73dd
  5. #c887e2
  6. #d29be7
  7. #dbafec
  8. #e4c3f1
  9. #edd7f5
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a437cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a437cf
  2. #a03ec7
  3. #9d46bf
  4. #994db7
  5. #9654af
  6. #925ca8
  7. #8e63a0
  8. #8b6a98
  9. #877190
  10. #847988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865c9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e6fcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a05881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6557d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715ecd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a24da6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a437cf {
  color: #a437cf;
}
Background
.bg-a437cf {
  background-color: #a437cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a437cf {
  border: 2px solid #a437cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a437cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 55 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 61% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a437cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a437cf, #cf37ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a437cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 55 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.51 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.21 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.49 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.56 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.83 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.26 #5bc830 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a437cf  rgb(164, 55, 207)  hsl(283, 61%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#62cf37  rgb(98, 207, 55)  hsl(103, 61%, 51%)  Lime Green
#cfa437  rgb(207, 164, 55)  hsl(43, 61%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#37cfa4  rgb(55, 207, 164)  hsl(163, 61%, 51%)  Caribbean Green