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#A450D2

#a450d2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a450d2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 31.37% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.9% cyan, 61.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 278.77°, with 59.09% saturation and 56.86% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1828

Complementary

  1. #a450d2
  2. #7ed250

Split complementary

  1. #a450d2
  2. #bfd250
  3. #50d263

Analogous

  1. #6350d2
  2. #a450d2
  3. #d250bf

Triadic

  1. #a450d2
  2. #d2a450
  3. #50d2a4

Tetradic

  1. #a450d2
  2. #d2507e
  3. #7ed250
  4. #50d2a4

Square

  1. #a450d2
  2. #d26350
  3. #7ed250
  4. #50bfd2

Monochromatic

  1. #501c6d
  2. #7d2caa
  3. #a450d2
  4. #c48de2
  5. #e3caf1

Shades

#a450d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a450d2
  2. #9448bd
  3. #8340a8
  4. #733893
  5. #62307e
  6. #522869
  7. #422054
  8. #31183f
  9. #21102a
  10. #100815
  11. #000000

Tints

#a450d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a450d2
  2. #ad62d7
  3. #b673db
  4. #bf85e0
  5. #c896e4
  6. #d2a8e9
  7. #dbb9ed
  8. #e4cbf2
  9. #eddcf6
  10. #f6eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a450d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a450d2
  2. #a055ca
  3. #9d5ac2
  4. #995eb9
  5. #9663b1
  6. #9268a9
  7. #8e6da1
  8. #8b7299
  9. #877690
  10. #847b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b69a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1872d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4478cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f698a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d66d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #776ad0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a160ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a450d2 {
  color: #a450d2;
}
Background
.bg-a450d2 {
  background-color: #a450d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a450d2 {
  border: 2px solid #a450d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a450d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 80 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 59% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a450d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a450d2, #d250bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a450d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 80 210 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.84 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.79 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.36 #5baf2d Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a450d2  rgb(164, 80, 210)  hsl(279, 59%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#7ed250  rgb(126, 210, 80)  hsl(99, 59%, 57%)  Pastel Green
#d2a450  rgb(210, 164, 80)  hsl(39, 59%, 57%)  Indian Yellow
#50d2a4  rgb(80, 210, 164)  hsl(159, 59%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine