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#A50FDB

#a50fdb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a50fdb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 5.88% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.66% cyan, 93.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 284.12°, with 87.18% saturation and 45.88% 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 3.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1346

Complementary

  1. #a50fdb
  2. #45db0f

Split complementary

  1. #a50fdb
  2. #abdb0f
  3. #0fdb3f

Analogous

  1. #3f0fdb
  2. #a50fdb
  3. #db0fab

Triadic

  1. #a50fdb
  2. #dba50f
  3. #0fdba5

Tetradic

  1. #a50fdb
  2. #db0f45
  3. #45db0f
  4. #0fdba5

Square

  1. #a50fdb
  2. #db3f0f
  3. #45db0f
  4. #0fabdb

Monochromatic

  1. #39054c
  2. #6f0a93
  3. #a50fdb
  4. #c444f2
  5. #db8cf7

Shades

#a50fdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a50fdb
  2. #950ec5
  3. #840caf
  4. #740b99
  5. #630983
  6. #53086e
  7. #420658
  8. #320542
  9. #21032c
  10. #110216
  11. #000000

Tints

#a50fdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a50fdb
  2. #ae27df
  3. #b73fe2
  4. #c057e6
  5. #c96fe9
  6. #d287ed
  7. #db9ff1
  8. #e4b7f4
  9. #edcff8
  10. #f6e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a50fdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a50fdb
  2. #a11ad2
  3. #9e26c9
  4. #9a31c0
  5. #963cb7
  6. #9348ae
  7. #8f53a4
  8. #8b5e9b
  9. #876992
  10. #847589
  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 #8451a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f5081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #594cde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6853d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a13fad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a50fdb {
  color: #a50fdb;
}
Background
.bg-a50fdb {
  background-color: #a50fdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a50fdb {
  border: 2px solid #a50fdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a50fdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 15 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 87% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a50fdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a50fdb, #db0fab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a50fdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 15 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.03 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.64 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.62 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.69 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.11 #5af024 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a50fdb  rgb(165, 15, 219)  hsl(284, 87%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#45db0f  rgb(69, 219, 15)  hsl(104, 87%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dba50f  rgb(219, 165, 15)  hsl(44, 87%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#0fdba5  rgb(15, 219, 165)  hsl(164, 87%, 46%)  Caribbean Green