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#A508DE

#a508de ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a508de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.68% cyan, 96.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 284.02°, with 93.04% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1345

Complementary

  1. #a508de
  2. #41de08

Split complementary

  1. #a508de
  2. #acde08
  3. #08de3a

Analogous

  1. #3a08de
  2. #a508de
  3. #de08ac

Triadic

  1. #a508de
  2. #dea508
  3. #08dea5

Tetradic

  1. #a508de
  2. #de0841
  3. #41de08
  4. #08dea5

Square

  1. #a508de
  2. #de3a08
  3. #41de08
  4. #08acde

Monochromatic

  1. #37034a
  2. #6e0594
  3. #a508de
  4. #c53bf8
  5. #db84fb

Shades

#a508de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a508de
  2. #9507c8
  3. #8406b2
  4. #74069b
  5. #630585
  6. #53046f
  7. #420359
  8. #320243
  9. #21022c
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#a508de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a508de
  2. #ae21e1
  3. #b739e5
  4. #c052e8
  5. #c96beb
  6. #d284ef
  7. #db9cf2
  8. #e4b5f5
  9. #edcef8
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a508de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a508de
  2. #a114d5
  3. #9e20cb
  4. #9a2cc2
  5. #9638b8
  6. #9344af
  7. #8f50a6
  8. #8b5c9c
  9. #876893
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8451a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e5083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #584ce1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6753dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a13faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a508de {
  color: #a508de;
}
Background
.bg-a508de {
  background-color: #a508de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a508de {
  border: 2px solid #a508de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a508de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 8 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a508de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a508de, #de08ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a508de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 8 222 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.26 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.40 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.34 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.57 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.82 #5af721 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a508de  rgb(165, 8, 222)  hsl(284, 93%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#41de08  rgb(65, 222, 8)  hsl(104, 93%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dea508  rgb(222, 165, 8)  hsl(44, 93%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#08dea5  rgb(8, 222, 165)  hsl(164, 93%, 45%)  Caribbean Green