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#A503CA

#a503ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a503ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 1.18% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.32% cyan, 98.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 288.84°, with 97.07% saturation and 40.2% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1233

Complementary

  1. #a503ca
  2. #28ca03

Split complementary

  1. #a503ca
  2. #8cca03
  3. #03ca41

Analogous

  1. #4103ca
  2. #a503ca
  3. #ca038c

Triadic

  1. #a503ca
  2. #caa503
  3. #03caa5

Tetradic

  1. #a503ca
  2. #ca0328
  3. #28ca03
  4. #03caa5

Square

  1. #a503ca
  2. #ca4103
  3. #28ca03
  4. #038cca

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0133
  2. #67027f
  3. #a503ca
  4. #d21efc
  5. #e169fd

Shades

#a503ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a503ca
  2. #9503b6
  3. #8402a2
  4. #74028d
  5. #630279
  6. #530265
  7. #420151
  8. #32013d
  9. #210128
  10. #110014
  11. #000000

Tints

#a503ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a503ca
  2. #ae1ccf
  3. #b735d5
  4. #c04fda
  5. #c968df
  6. #d281e5
  7. #db9aea
  8. #e4b3ef
  9. #edcdf4
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a503ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a503ca
  2. #a110c3
  3. #9e1cbb
  4. #9a29b4
  5. #9635ac
  6. #9342a5
  7. #8f4e9e
  8. #8b5b96
  9. #87678f
  10. #847487
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824d97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ace ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e66c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a34476 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e46cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d50c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4359f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a503ca {
  color: #a503ca;
}
Background
.bg-a503ca {
  background-color: #a503ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a503ca {
  border: 2px solid #a503ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a503ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 3 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 97% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a503ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a503ca, #ca038c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a503ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 3 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.55 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.13 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.06 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.24 #5afc35 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a503ca  rgb(165, 3, 202)  hsl(289, 97%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#28ca03  rgb(40, 202, 3)  hsl(109, 97%, 40%)  Lime Green
#caa503  rgb(202, 165, 3)  hsl(49, 97%, 40%)  Metallic Gold
#03caa5  rgb(3, 202, 165)  hsl(169, 97%, 40%)  Caribbean Green