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#A501DF

#a501df ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a501df 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.01% cyan, 99.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 284.32°, with 99.11% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1335

Complementary

  1. #a501df
  2. #3bdf01

Split complementary

  1. #a501df
  2. #aadf01
  3. #01df36

Analogous

  1. #3601df
  2. #a501df
  3. #df01aa

Triadic

  1. #a501df
  2. #dfa501
  3. #01dfa5

Tetradic

  1. #a501df
  2. #df013b
  3. #3bdf01
  4. #01dfa5

Square

  1. #a501df
  2. #df3601
  3. #3bdf01
  4. #01aadf

Monochromatic

  1. #340047
  2. #6d0193
  3. #a501df
  4. #c82efe
  5. #dc7bfe

Shades

#a501df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a501df
  2. #9501c9
  3. #8401b2
  4. #74019c
  5. #630186
  6. #530170
  7. #420059
  8. #320043
  9. #21002d
  10. #110016
  11. #000000

Tints

#a501df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a501df
  2. #ae1ae2
  3. #b734e5
  4. #c04de9
  5. #c967ec
  6. #d280ef
  7. #db99f2
  8. #e4b3f5
  9. #edccf9
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a501df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a501df
  2. #a10ed6
  3. #9e1acc
  4. #9a27c3
  5. #9634b9
  6. #9341b0
  7. #8f4da6
  8. #8b5a9d
  9. #876793
  10. #84738a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8450a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e5083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #574be2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6652dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a13eaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a501df {
  color: #a501df;
}
Background
.bg-a501df {
  background-color: #a501df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a501df {
  border: 2px solid #a501df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a501df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 1 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 99% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a501df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a501df, #df01aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a501df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 1 223 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.49 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.38 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.20 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.64 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.67 #5afe20 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a501df  rgb(165, 1, 223)  hsl(284, 99%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#3bdf01  rgb(59, 223, 1)  hsl(104, 99%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dfa501  rgb(223, 165, 1)  hsl(44, 99%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#01dfa5  rgb(1, 223, 165)  hsl(164, 99%, 44%)  Caribbean Green