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#A50EE3

#a50ee3 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a50ee3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 5.49% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.31% cyan, 93.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 282.54°, with 88.38% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1386

Complementary

  1. #a50ee3
  2. #4ce30e

Split complementary

  1. #a50ee3
  2. #b6e30e
  3. #0ee33b

Analogous

  1. #3b0ee3
  2. #a50ee3
  3. #e30eb6

Triadic

  1. #a50ee3
  2. #e3a50e
  3. #0ee3a5

Tetradic

  1. #a50ee3
  2. #e30e4c
  3. #4ce30e
  4. #0ee3a5

Square

  1. #a50ee3
  2. #e33b0e
  3. #4ce30e
  4. #0eb6e3

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0553
  2. #710a9b
  3. #a50ee3
  4. #c24af4
  5. #da92f8

Shades

#a50ee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a50ee3
  2. #950dcc
  3. #840bb6
  4. #740a9f
  5. #630888
  6. #530772
  7. #42065b
  8. #320444
  9. #21032d
  10. #110117
  11. #000000

Tints

#a50ee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a50ee3
  2. #ae26e6
  3. #b73ee9
  4. #c056eb
  5. #c96eee
  6. #d287f1
  7. #db9ff4
  8. #e4b7f7
  9. #edcff9
  10. #f6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a50ee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a50ee3
  2. #a119d9
  3. #9e25cf
  4. #9a30c5
  5. #963cbb
  6. #9347b2
  7. #8f52a8
  8. #8b5e9e
  9. #876994
  10. #84758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8552a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006adf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c5486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #564ee6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6554e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a042b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a50ee3 {
  color: #a50ee3;
}
Background
.bg-a50ee3 {
  background-color: #a50ee3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a50ee3 {
  border: 2px solid #a50ee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a50ee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 14 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 88% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a50ee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a50ee3, #e30eb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a50ee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 14 227 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.57 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.09 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.19 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.89 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.99 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.63 #5af11c Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a50ee3  rgb(165, 14, 227)  hsl(283, 88%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#4ce30e  rgb(76, 227, 14)  hsl(103, 88%, 47%)  Neon Green
#e3a50e  rgb(227, 165, 14)  hsl(43, 88%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#0ee3a5  rgb(14, 227, 165)  hsl(163, 88%, 47%)  Caribbean Green