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#A510DC

#a510dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a510dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 6.27% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 92.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 283.82°, with 86.44% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.06.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1354

Complementary

  1. #a510dc
  2. #47dc10

Split complementary

  1. #a510dc
  2. #addc10
  3. #10dc3f

Analogous

  1. #3f10dc
  2. #a510dc
  3. #dc10ad

Triadic

  1. #a510dc
  2. #dca510
  3. #10dca5

Tetradic

  1. #a510dc
  2. #dc1047
  3. #47dc10
  4. #10dca5

Square

  1. #a510dc
  2. #dc3f10
  3. #47dc10
  4. #10addc

Monochromatic

  1. #3a064d
  2. #6f0b95
  3. #a510dc
  4. #c447f2
  5. #db8ef7

Shades

#a510dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a510dc
  2. #950ec6
  3. #840db0
  4. #740b9a
  5. #630a84
  6. #53086e
  7. #420658
  8. #320542
  9. #21032c
  10. #110216
  11. #000000

Tints

#a510dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a510dc
  2. #ae28e0
  3. #b740e3
  4. #c058e7
  5. #c970ea
  6. #d288ee
  7. #db9ff1
  8. #e4b7f5
  9. #edcff8
  10. #f6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a510dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a510dc
  2. #a11bd3
  3. #9e26ca
  4. #9a32c0
  5. #963db7
  6. #9348ae
  7. #8f53a5
  8. #8b5e9c
  9. #876a92
  10. #847589
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 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 #006ad8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e5082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #594cdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6854da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a140ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a510dc {
  color: #a510dc;
}
Background
.bg-a510dc {
  background-color: #a510dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a510dc {
  border: 2px solid #a510dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a510dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 16 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a510dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a510dc, #dc10ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a510dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 16 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.06 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.48 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.59 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.56 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.06 #5aef23 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a510dc  rgb(165, 16, 220)  hsl(284, 86%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#47dc10  rgb(71, 220, 16)  hsl(104, 86%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dca510  rgb(220, 165, 16)  hsl(44, 86%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#10dca5  rgb(16, 220, 165)  hsl(164, 86%, 46%)  Caribbean Green