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#A528CF

#a528cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a528cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 15.69% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.29% cyan, 80.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 284.91°, with 67.61% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1402

Complementary

  1. #a528cf
  2. #52cf28

Split complementary

  1. #a528cf
  2. #a5cf28
  3. #28cf51

Analogous

  1. #5128cf
  2. #a528cf
  3. #cf28a5

Triadic

  1. #a528cf
  2. #cfa528
  3. #28cfa5

Tetradic

  1. #a528cf
  2. #cf2852
  3. #52cf28
  4. #28cfa5

Square

  1. #a528cf
  2. #cf5128
  3. #52cf28
  4. #28a5cf

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0f4f
  2. #721c8f
  3. #a528cf
  4. #c163e1
  5. #daa3ed

Shades

#a528cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a528cf
  2. #9524ba
  3. #8420a6
  4. #741c91
  5. #63187c
  6. #531468
  7. #421053
  8. #320c3e
  9. #210829
  10. #110415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a528cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a528cf
  2. #ae3ed4
  3. #b753d9
  4. #c069dd
  5. #c97ee2
  6. #d294e7
  7. #dba9ec
  8. #e4bff1
  9. #edd4f5
  10. #f6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a528cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a528cf
  2. #a131c7
  3. #9e3abf
  4. #9a42b7
  5. #964baf
  6. #9354a8
  7. #8f5da0
  8. #8b6698
  9. #876e90
  10. #847788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85569c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #206ccc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2517d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6251d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f58cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a344a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a528cf {
  color: #a528cf;
}
Background
.bg-a528cf {
  background-color: #a528cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a528cf {
  border: 2px solid #a528cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a528cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 40 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a528cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a528cf, #cf28a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a528cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 40 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.99 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.30 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.08 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.64 #5ad730 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a528cf  rgb(165, 40, 207)  hsl(285, 68%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#52cf28  rgb(82, 207, 40)  hsl(105, 68%, 48%)  Lime Green
#cfa528  rgb(207, 165, 40)  hsl(45, 68%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#28cfa5  rgb(40, 207, 165)  hsl(165, 68%, 48%)  Caribbean Green