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#A501DC

#a501dc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a501dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 0.39% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 99.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 284.93°, with 99.1% saturation and 43.33% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1319

Complementary

  1. #a501dc
  2. #38dc01

Split complementary

  1. #a501dc
  2. #a5dc01
  3. #01dc37

Analogous

  1. #3701dc
  2. #a501dc
  3. #dc01a5

Triadic

  1. #a501dc
  2. #dca501
  3. #01dca5

Tetradic

  1. #a501dc
  2. #dc0138
  3. #38dc01
  4. #01dca5

Square

  1. #a501dc
  2. #dc3701
  3. #38dc01
  4. #01a5dc

Monochromatic

  1. #330044
  2. #6c0190
  3. #a501dc
  4. #c92bfe
  5. #dd78fe

Shades

#a501dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a501dc
  2. #9501c6
  3. #8401b0
  4. #74019a
  5. #630184
  6. #53016e
  7. #420058
  8. #320042
  9. #21002c
  10. #110016
  11. #000000

Tints

#a501dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a501dc
  2. #ae1ae0
  3. #b734e3
  4. #c04de7
  5. #c967ea
  6. #d280ee
  7. #db99f1
  8. #e4b3f5
  9. #edccf8
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a501dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a501dc
  2. #a10ed3
  3. #9e1aca
  4. #9a27c0
  5. #9634b7
  6. #9341ae
  7. #8f4da5
  8. #8b5a9c
  9. #876792
  10. #847389
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8450a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f4e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #584adf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6752da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a13dad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a501dc {
  color: #a501dc;
}
Background
.bg-a501dc {
  background-color: #a501dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a501dc {
  border: 2px solid #a501dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a501dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 1 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 99% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a501dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a501dc, #dc01a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a501dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 1 220 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.58 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.92 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.86 #5afe23 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a501dc  rgb(165, 1, 220)  hsl(285, 99%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#38dc01  rgb(56, 220, 1)  hsl(105, 99%, 43%)  Lime Green
#dca501  rgb(220, 165, 1)  hsl(45, 99%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#01dca5  rgb(1, 220, 165)  hsl(165, 99%, 43%)  Caribbean Green