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#A528D3

#a528d3 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a528d3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.8% cyan, 81.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 283.86°, with 68.13% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1422

Complementary

  1. #a528d3
  2. #56d328

Split complementary

  1. #a528d3
  2. #acd328
  3. #28d350

Analogous

  1. #5028d3
  2. #a528d3
  3. #d328ac

Triadic

  1. #a528d3
  2. #d3a528
  3. #28d3a5

Tetradic

  1. #a528d3
  2. #d32856
  3. #56d328
  4. #28d3a5

Square

  1. #a528d3
  2. #d35028
  3. #56d328
  4. #28acd3

Monochromatic

  1. #401052
  2. #731c93
  3. #a528d3
  4. #c066e2
  5. #dba6ee

Shades

#a528d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a528d3
  2. #9524be
  3. #8420a9
  4. #741c94
  5. #63187f
  6. #53146a
  7. #421054
  8. #320c3f
  9. #21082a
  10. #110415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a528d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a528d3
  2. #ae3ed7
  3. #b753dc
  4. #c069e0
  5. #c97ee5
  6. #d294e9
  7. #dba9ed
  8. #e4bff2
  9. #edd4f6
  10. #f6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a528d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a528d3
  2. #a131cb
  3. #9e3ac2
  4. #9a42ba
  5. #964bb2
  6. #9354aa
  7. #8f5da1
  8. #8b6699
  9. #876e91
  10. #847788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85569f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #166cd0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a15380 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6051d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e59d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a245a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a528d3 {
  color: #a528d3;
}
Background
.bg-a528d3 {
  background-color: #a528d3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a528d3 {
  border: 2px solid #a528d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a528d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 40 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 68% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a528d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a528d3, #d328ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a528d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 40 211 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.04 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.77 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.62 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.95 #5ad72c Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a528d3  rgb(165, 40, 211)  hsl(284, 68%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#56d328  rgb(86, 211, 40)  hsl(104, 68%, 49%)  Lime Green
#d3a528  rgb(211, 165, 40)  hsl(44, 68%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#28d3a5  rgb(40, 211, 165)  hsl(164, 68%, 49%)  Caribbean Green