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#A508DD

#a508dd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a508dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 3.14% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.34% cyan, 96.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 284.23°, with 93.01% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.28.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1339

Complementary

  1. #a508dd
  2. #40dd08

Split complementary

  1. #a508dd
  2. #aadd08
  3. #08dd3b

Analogous

  1. #3b08dd
  2. #a508dd
  3. #dd08aa

Triadic

  1. #a508dd
  2. #dda508
  3. #08dda5

Tetradic

  1. #a508dd
  2. #dd0840
  3. #40dd08
  4. #08dda5

Square

  1. #a508dd
  2. #dd3b08
  3. #40dd08
  4. #08aadd

Monochromatic

  1. #370349
  2. #6e0593
  3. #a508dd
  4. #c63af8
  5. #db83fb

Shades

#a508dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a508dd
  2. #9507c7
  3. #8406b1
  4. #74069b
  5. #630585
  6. #53046f
  7. #420358
  8. #320242
  9. #21022c
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#a508dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a508dd
  2. #ae21e0
  3. #b739e4
  4. #c052e7
  5. #c96beb
  6. #d284ee
  7. #db9cf1
  8. #e4b5f5
  9. #edcef8
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a508dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a508dd
  2. #a114d4
  3. #9e20ca
  4. #9a2cc1
  5. #9638b8
  6. #9344af
  7. #8f50a5
  8. #8b5c9c
  9. #876893
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8451a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e5082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #584be0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6753db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a13eae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a508dd {
  color: #a508dd;
}
Background
.bg-a508dd {
  background-color: #a508dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a508dd {
  border: 2px solid #a508dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a508dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 8 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a508dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a508dd, #dd08aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a508dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 8 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.45 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.67 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.88 #5af722 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a508dd  rgb(165, 8, 221)  hsl(284, 93%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#40dd08  rgb(64, 221, 8)  hsl(104, 93%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dda508  rgb(221, 165, 8)  hsl(44, 93%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#08dda5  rgb(8, 221, 165)  hsl(164, 93%, 45%)  Caribbean Green