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#A50CDC

#a50cdc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a50cdc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 4.71% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 94.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 284.13°, with 89.66% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1343

Complementary

  1. #a50cdc
  2. #43dc0c

Split complementary

  1. #a50cdc
  2. #abdc0c
  3. #0cdc3d

Analogous

  1. #3d0cdc
  2. #a50cdc
  3. #dc0cab

Triadic

  1. #a50cdc
  2. #dca50c
  3. #0cdca5

Tetradic

  1. #a50cdc
  2. #dc0c43
  3. #43dc0c
  4. #0cdca5

Square

  1. #a50cdc
  2. #dc3d0c
  3. #43dc0c
  4. #0cabdc

Monochromatic

  1. #38044b
  2. #6f0893
  3. #a50cdc
  4. #c540f5
  5. #db88f9

Shades

#a50cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a50cdc
  2. #950bc6
  3. #840ab0
  4. #74089a
  5. #630784
  6. #53066e
  7. #420558
  8. #320442
  9. #21022c
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#a50cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a50cdc
  2. #ae24e0
  3. #b73de3
  4. #c055e7
  5. #c96dea
  6. #d286ee
  7. #db9ef1
  8. #e4b6f5
  9. #edcef8
  10. #f6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a50cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a50cdc
  2. #a118d3
  3. #9e23ca
  4. #9a2fc0
  5. #963ab7
  6. #9346ae
  7. #8f52a5
  8. #8b5d9c
  9. #876992
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8451a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e5082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #594cdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6853da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a13fad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a50cdc {
  color: #a50cdc;
}
Background
.bg-a50cdc {
  background-color: #a50cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a50cdc {
  border: 2px solid #a50cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a50cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 12 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a50cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a50cdc, #dc0cab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a50cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 12 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.15 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.49 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.50 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.57 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.67 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.00 #5af323 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a50cdc  rgb(165, 12, 220)  hsl(284, 90%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#43dc0c  rgb(67, 220, 12)  hsl(104, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dca50c  rgb(220, 165, 12)  hsl(44, 90%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#0cdca5  rgb(12, 220, 165)  hsl(164, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green