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#A51DDC

#a51ddc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a51ddc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 11.37% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 86.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 282.72°, with 76.71% saturation and 48.82% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1405

Complementary

  1. #a51ddc
  2. #54dc1d

Split complementary

  1. #a51ddc
  2. #b3dc1d
  3. #1ddc45

Analogous

  1. #451ddc
  2. #a51ddc
  3. #dc1db3

Triadic

  1. #a51ddc
  2. #dca51d
  3. #1ddca5

Tetradic

  1. #a51ddc
  2. #dc1d54
  3. #54dc1d
  4. #1ddca5

Square

  1. #a51ddc
  2. #dc451d
  3. #54dc1d
  4. #1db3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #400b55
  2. #721498
  3. #a51ddc
  4. #c15cea
  5. #dba0f2

Shades

#a51ddc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a51ddc
  2. #951ac6
  3. #8417b0
  4. #74149a
  5. #631184
  6. #530f6e
  7. #420c58
  8. #320942
  9. #21062c
  10. #110316
  11. #000000

Tints

#a51ddc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a51ddc
  2. #ae34e0
  3. #b74ae3
  4. #c061e7
  5. #c977ea
  6. #d28eee
  7. #dba5f1
  8. #e4bbf5
  9. #edd2f8
  10. #f6e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a51ddc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a51ddc
  2. #a127d3
  3. #9e31ca
  4. #9a3bc0
  5. #9645b7
  6. #934fae
  7. #8f58a5
  8. #8b629c
  9. #876c92
  10. #847689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8554a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e5383 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b4fdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6956da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a144ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a51ddc {
  color: #a51ddc;
}
Background
.bg-a51ddc {
  background-color: #a51ddc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a51ddc {
  border: 2px solid #a51ddc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a51ddc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 29 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 77% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a51ddc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a51ddc, #dc1db3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a51ddc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 29 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.72 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.79 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.29 #5ae223 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a51ddc  rgb(165, 29, 220)  hsl(283, 77%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#54dc1d  rgb(84, 220, 29)  hsl(103, 77%, 49%)  Lime Green
#dca51d  rgb(220, 165, 29)  hsl(43, 77%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#1ddca5  rgb(29, 220, 165)  hsl(163, 77%, 49%)  Caribbean Green