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#A503E2

#a503e2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a503e2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.99% cyan, 98.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 283.59°, with 97.38% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1356

Complementary

  1. #a503e2
  2. #40e203

Split complementary

  1. #a503e2
  2. #afe203
  3. #03e236

Analogous

  1. #3603e2
  2. #a503e2
  3. #e203af

Triadic

  1. #a503e2
  2. #e2a503
  3. #03e2a5

Tetradic

  1. #a503e2
  2. #e20340
  3. #40e203
  4. #03e2a5

Square

  1. #a503e2
  2. #e23603
  3. #40e203
  4. #03afe2

Monochromatic

  1. #37014b
  2. #6e0296
  3. #a503e2
  4. #c635fc
  5. #db81fd

Shades

#a503e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a503e2
  2. #9503cb
  3. #8402b5
  4. #74029e
  5. #630288
  6. #530271
  7. #42015a
  8. #320144
  9. #21012d
  10. #110017
  11. #000000

Tints

#a503e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a503e2
  2. #ae1ce5
  3. #b735e8
  4. #c04feb
  5. #c968ee
  6. #d281f1
  7. #db9af3
  8. #e4b3f6
  9. #edcdf9
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a503e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a503e2
  2. #a110d8
  3. #9e1cce
  4. #9a29c5
  5. #9635bb
  6. #9342b1
  7. #8f4ea7
  8. #8b5b9d
  9. #876794
  10. #84748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8451a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d5285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #564ce5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6553e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a040b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a503e2 {
  color: #a503e2;
}
Background
.bg-a503e2 {
  background-color: #a503e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a503e2 {
  border: 2px solid #a503e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a503e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 3 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a503e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a503e2, #e203af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a503e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 3 226 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.24 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.91 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.33 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.53 #5afc1d Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a503e2  rgb(165, 3, 226)  hsl(284, 97%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#40e203  rgb(64, 226, 3)  hsl(104, 97%, 45%)  Lime Green
#e2a503  rgb(226, 165, 3)  hsl(44, 97%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#03e2a5  rgb(3, 226, 165)  hsl(164, 97%, 45%)  Caribbean Green