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#A512CA

#a512ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a512ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 7.06% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.32% cyan, 91.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 287.93°, with 83.64% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.05.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.127

Complementary

  1. #a512ca
  2. #37ca12

Split complementary

  1. #a512ca
  2. #93ca12
  3. #12ca49

Analogous

  1. #4912ca
  2. #a512ca
  3. #ca1293

Triadic

  1. #a512ca
  2. #caa512
  3. #12caa5

Tetradic

  1. #a512ca
  2. #ca1237
  3. #37ca12
  4. #12caa5

Square

  1. #a512ca
  2. #ca4912
  3. #37ca12
  4. #1293ca

Monochromatic

  1. #32053e
  2. #6c0c84
  3. #a512ca
  4. #ca3bee
  5. #dd81f4

Shades

#a512ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a512ca
  2. #9510b6
  3. #840ea2
  4. #740d8d
  5. #630b79
  6. #530965
  7. #420751
  8. #32053d
  9. #210428
  10. #110214
  11. #000000

Tints

#a512ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a512ca
  2. #ae2acf
  3. #b741d5
  4. #c059da
  5. #c971df
  6. #d289e5
  7. #dba0ea
  8. #e4b8ef
  9. #edd0f4
  10. #f6e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a512ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a512ca
  2. #a11dc3
  3. #9e28bb
  4. #9a33b4
  5. #963eac
  6. #9349a5
  7. #8f549e
  8. #8b5f96
  9. #876a8f
  10. #847587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834f98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1768c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a34777 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6049cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e52c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4399f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a512ca {
  color: #a512ca;
}
Background
.bg-a512ca {
  background-color: #a512ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a512ca {
  border: 2px solid #a512ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a512ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 18 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a512ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a512ca, #ca1293);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a512ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 18 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.05 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.76 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.41 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.72 #5aed35 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a512ca  rgb(165, 18, 202)  hsl(288, 84%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#37ca12  rgb(55, 202, 18)  hsl(108, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#caa512  rgb(202, 165, 18)  hsl(48, 84%, 43%)  Metallic Gold
#12caa5  rgb(18, 202, 165)  hsl(168, 84%, 43%)  Caribbean Green