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#A528D2

#a528d2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a528d2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 80.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 284.12°, with 68% saturation and 49.02% 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 2.01.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1417

Complementary

  1. #a528d2
  2. #55d228

Split complementary

  1. #a528d2
  2. #aad228
  3. #28d250

Analogous

  1. #5028d2
  2. #a528d2
  3. #d228aa

Triadic

  1. #a528d2
  2. #d2a528
  3. #28d2a5

Tetradic

  1. #a528d2
  2. #d22855
  3. #55d228
  4. #28d2a5

Square

  1. #a528d2
  2. #d25028
  3. #55d228
  4. #28aad2

Monochromatic

  1. #401051
  2. #731c92
  3. #a528d2
  4. #c165e2
  5. #dba5ee

Shades

#a528d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a528d2
  2. #9524bd
  3. #8420a8
  4. #741c93
  5. #63187e
  6. #531469
  7. #421054
  8. #320c3f
  9. #21082a
  10. #110415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a528d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a528d2
  2. #ae3ed7
  3. #b753db
  4. #c069e0
  5. #c97ee4
  6. #d294e9
  7. #dba9ed
  8. #e4bff2
  9. #edd4f6
  10. #f6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a528d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a528d2
  2. #a131ca
  3. #9e3ac2
  4. #9a42b9
  5. #964bb1
  6. #9354a9
  7. #8f5da1
  8. #8b6699
  9. #876e90
  10. #847788
  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 #85569e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #196ccf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1527f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6151d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e58d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a345a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a528d2 {
  color: #a528d2;
}
Background
.bg-a528d2 {
  background-color: #a528d2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a528d2 {
  border: 2px solid #a528d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a528d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 40 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 68% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a528d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a528d2, #d228aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a528d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 40 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.97 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.90 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.74 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.87 #5ad72d Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a528d2  rgb(165, 40, 210)  hsl(284, 68%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#55d228  rgb(85, 210, 40)  hsl(104, 68%, 49%)  Lime Green
#d2a528  rgb(210, 165, 40)  hsl(44, 68%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#28d2a5  rgb(40, 210, 165)  hsl(164, 68%, 49%)  Caribbean Green