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#A514DA

#a514da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a514da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 7.84% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.31% cyan, 90.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 283.94°, with 83.19% saturation and 46.67% 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 2.85.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1356

Complementary

  1. #a514da
  2. #49da14

Split complementary

  1. #a514da
  2. #acda14
  3. #14da42

Analogous

  1. #4214da
  2. #a514da
  3. #da14ac

Triadic

  1. #a514da
  2. #daa514
  3. #14daa5

Tetradic

  1. #a514da
  2. #da1449
  3. #49da14
  4. #14daa5

Square

  1. #a514da
  2. #da4214
  3. #49da14
  4. #14acda

Monochromatic

  1. #3b074e
  2. #700e94
  3. #a514da
  4. #c34cef
  5. #db92f5

Shades

#a514da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a514da
  2. #9512c4
  3. #8410ae
  4. #740e99
  5. #630c83
  6. #530a6d
  7. #420857
  8. #320641
  9. #21042c
  10. #110216
  11. #000000

Tints

#a514da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a514da
  2. #ae2cde
  3. #b743e1
  4. #c05be5
  5. #c972e9
  6. #d28aed
  7. #dba1f0
  8. #e4b9f4
  9. #edd0f8
  10. #f6e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a514da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a514da
  2. #a11fd1
  3. #9e2ac8
  4. #9a34bf
  5. #963fb6
  6. #934aad
  7. #8f55a4
  8. #8b609b
  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 #8452a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ad6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f5081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a4ddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6954d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a140ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a514da {
  color: #a514da;
}
Background
.bg-a514da {
  background-color: #a514da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a514da {
  border: 2px solid #a514da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a514da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 20 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a514da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a514da, #da14ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a514da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 20 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.85 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.59 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.72 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.84 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.64 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.28 #5aeb25 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a514da  rgb(165, 20, 218)  hsl(284, 83%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#49da14  rgb(73, 218, 20)  hsl(104, 83%, 47%)  Lime Green
#daa514  rgb(218, 165, 20)  hsl(44, 83%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#14daa5  rgb(20, 218, 165)  hsl(164, 83%, 47%)  Caribbean Green