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#A438CE

#a438ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a438ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 21.96% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.39% cyan, 72.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 283.2°, with 60.48% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1518

Complementary

  1. #a438ce
  2. #62ce38

Split complementary

  1. #a438ce
  2. #adce38
  3. #38ce59

Analogous

  1. #5938ce
  2. #a438ce
  3. #ce38ad

Triadic

  1. #a438ce
  2. #cea438
  3. #38cea4

Tetradic

  1. #a438ce
  2. #ce3862
  3. #62ce38
  4. #38cea4

Square

  1. #a438ce
  2. #ce5938
  3. #62ce38
  4. #38adce

Monochromatic

  1. #451657
  2. #752595
  3. #a438ce
  4. #c075dd
  5. #dcb3ec

Shades

#a438ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a438ce
  2. #9432b9
  3. #832da5
  4. #732790
  5. #62227c
  6. #521c67
  7. #421652
  8. #31113e
  9. #210b29
  10. #100615
  11. #000000

Tints

#a438ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a438ce
  2. #ad4cd3
  3. #b660d8
  4. #bf74dd
  5. #c888e2
  6. #d29ce7
  7. #dbafeb
  8. #e4c3f0
  9. #edd7f5
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a438ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a438ce
  2. #a03fc6
  3. #9d46be
  4. #994eb7
  5. #9655af
  6. #925ca7
  7. #8e639f
  8. #8b6a97
  9. #877290
  10. #847988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865c9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #306fcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a05980 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6658d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715ecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a24da5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a438ce {
  color: #a438ce;
}
Background
.bg-a438ce {
  background-color: #a438ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a438ce {
  border: 2px solid #a438ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a438ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 56 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a438ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a438ce, #ce38ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a438ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 56 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.36 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.71 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.02 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.28 #5bc731 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a438ce  rgb(164, 56, 206)  hsl(283, 60%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#62ce38  rgb(98, 206, 56)  hsl(103, 60%, 51%)  Lime Green
#cea438  rgb(206, 164, 56)  hsl(43, 60%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#38cea4  rgb(56, 206, 164)  hsl(163, 60%, 51%)  Caribbean Green