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#A503DB

#a503db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a503db 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.66% cyan, 98.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 97.3% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1318

Complementary

  1. #a503db
  2. #39db03

Split complementary

  1. #a503db
  2. #a5db03
  3. #03db39

Analogous

  1. #3903db
  2. #a503db
  3. #db03a5

Triadic

  1. #a503db
  2. #dba503
  3. #03dba5

Tetradic

  1. #a503db
  2. #db0339
  3. #39db03
  4. #03dba5

Square

  1. #a503db
  2. #db3903
  3. #39db03
  4. #03a5db

Monochromatic

  1. #330144
  2. #6c0290
  3. #a503db
  4. #c92efc
  5. #dc7afd

Shades

#a503db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a503db
  2. #9503c5
  3. #8402af
  4. #740299
  5. #630283
  6. #53026e
  7. #420158
  8. #320142
  9. #21012c
  10. #110016
  11. #000000

Tints

#a503db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a503db
  2. #ae1cdf
  3. #b735e2
  4. #c04fe6
  5. #c968e9
  6. #d281ed
  7. #db9af1
  8. #e4b3f4
  9. #edcdf8
  10. #f6e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a503db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a503db
  2. #a110d2
  3. #9e1cc9
  4. #9a29c0
  5. #9635b7
  6. #9342ae
  7. #8f4ea4
  8. #8b5b9b
  9. #876792
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8450a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f4e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #584ade ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6752d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a13cac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a503db {
  color: #a503db;
}
Background
.bg-a503db {
  background-color: #a503db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a503db {
  border: 2px solid #a503db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a503db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 3 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 97% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a503db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a503db, #db03a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a503db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 3 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.33 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.59 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.69 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.97 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.96 #5afc24 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a503db  rgb(165, 3, 219)  hsl(285, 97%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#39db03  rgb(57, 219, 3)  hsl(105, 97%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dba503  rgb(219, 165, 3)  hsl(45, 97%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#03dba5  rgb(3, 219, 165)  hsl(165, 97%, 44%)  Caribbean Green