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#A520DB

#a520db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a520db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 12.55% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.66% cyan, 85.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 282.67°, with 74.5% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1415

Complementary

  1. #a520db
  2. #56db20

Split complementary

  1. #a520db
  2. #b4db20
  3. #20db47

Analogous

  1. #4720db
  2. #a520db
  3. #db20b4

Triadic

  1. #a520db
  2. #dba520
  3. #20dba5

Tetradic

  1. #a520db
  2. #db2056
  3. #56db20
  4. #20dba5

Square

  1. #a520db
  2. #db4720
  3. #56db20
  4. #20b4db

Monochromatic

  1. #400c56
  2. #731698
  3. #a520db
  4. #c060e8
  5. #dba3f1

Shades

#a520db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a520db
  2. #951dc5
  3. #841aaf
  4. #741699
  5. #631383
  6. #53106e
  7. #420d58
  8. #320a42
  9. #21062c
  10. #110316
  11. #000000

Tints

#a520db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a520db
  2. #ae36df
  3. #b74de2
  4. #c063e6
  5. #c979e9
  6. #d290ed
  7. #dba6f1
  8. #e4bcf4
  9. #edd2f8
  10. #f6e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a520db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a520db
  2. #a12ad2
  3. #9e33c9
  4. #9a3dc0
  5. #9646b7
  6. #9350ae
  7. #8f5aa4
  8. #8b639b
  9. #876d92
  10. #847689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8555a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f5483 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c50de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a57d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a145ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a520db {
  color: #a520db;
}
Background
.bg-a520db {
  background-color: #a520db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a520db {
  border: 2px solid #a520db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a520db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 32 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a520db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a520db, #db20b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a520db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 32 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.59 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.51 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.61 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.97 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.10 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.07 #5adf24 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a520db  rgb(165, 32, 219)  hsl(283, 75%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#56db20  rgb(86, 219, 32)  hsl(103, 75%, 49%)  Lime Green
#dba520  rgb(219, 165, 32)  hsl(43, 75%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#20dba5  rgb(32, 219, 165)  hsl(163, 75%, 49%)  Caribbean Green