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#A438DC

#a438dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a438dc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 21.96% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.45% cyan, 74.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 279.51°, with 70.09% saturation and 54.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1589

Complementary

  1. #a438dc
  2. #70dc38

Split complementary

  1. #a438dc
  2. #c2dc38
  3. #38dc52

Analogous

  1. #5238dc
  2. #a438dc
  3. #dc38c2

Triadic

  1. #a438dc
  2. #dca438
  3. #38dca4

Tetradic

  1. #a438dc
  2. #dc3870
  3. #70dc38
  4. #38dca4

Square

  1. #a438dc
  2. #dc5238
  3. #70dc38
  4. #38c2dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1269
  2. #7a1eaa
  3. #a438dc
  4. #c279e7
  5. #e0baf3

Shades

#a438dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a438dc
  2. #9432c6
  3. #832db0
  4. #73279a
  5. #622284
  6. #521c6e
  7. #421658
  8. #311142
  9. #210b2c
  10. #100616
  11. #000000

Tints

#a438dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a438dc
  2. #ad4ce0
  3. #b660e3
  4. #bf74e7
  5. #c888ea
  6. #d29cee
  7. #dbaff1
  8. #e4c3f5
  9. #edd7f8
  10. #f6ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a438dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a438dc
  2. #a03fd3
  3. #9d46ca
  4. #994ec0
  5. #9655b7
  6. #925cae
  7. #8e63a5
  8. #8b6a9c
  9. #877292
  10. #847989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875ea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1471d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d5f88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #615adf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d5fda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a052b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a438dc {
  color: #a438dc;
}
Background
.bg-a438dc {
  background-color: #a438dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a438dc {
  border: 2px solid #a438dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a438dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 56 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a438dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a438dc, #dc38c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a438dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 56 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.41 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.95 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.21 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.89 #5bc723 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a438dc  rgb(164, 56, 220)  hsl(280, 70%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#70dc38  rgb(112, 220, 56)  hsl(100, 70%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dca438  rgb(220, 164, 56)  hsl(40, 70%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#38dca4  rgb(56, 220, 164)  hsl(160, 70%, 54%)  Caribbean Green