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#A528D4

#a528d4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a528d4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.17% cyan, 81.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 283.6°, with 68.25% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.07.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1427

Complementary

  1. #a528d4
  2. #57d428

Split complementary

  1. #a528d4
  2. #add428
  3. #28d44f

Analogous

  1. #4f28d4
  2. #a528d4
  3. #d428ad

Triadic

  1. #a528d4
  2. #d4a528
  3. #28d4a5

Tetradic

  1. #a528d4
  2. #d42857
  3. #57d428
  4. #28d4a5

Square

  1. #a528d4
  2. #d44f28
  3. #57d428
  4. #28add4

Monochromatic

  1. #411053
  2. #731c94
  3. #a528d4
  4. #c066e2
  5. #dba7ee

Shades

#a528d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a528d4
  2. #9524bf
  3. #8420aa
  4. #741c94
  5. #63187f
  6. #53146a
  7. #421055
  8. #320c40
  9. #21082a
  10. #110415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a528d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a528d4
  2. #ae3ed8
  3. #b753dd
  4. #c069e1
  5. #c97ee5
  6. #d294ea
  7. #dba9ee
  8. #e4bff2
  9. #edd4f6
  10. #f6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a528d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a528d4
  2. #a131cc
  3. #9e3ac3
  4. #9a42bb
  5. #964bb2
  6. #9354aa
  7. #8f5da2
  8. #8b6699
  9. #876e91
  10. #847788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85569f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #136cd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a05380 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6052d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d59d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a246a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a528d4 {
  color: #a528d4;
}
Background
.bg-a528d4 {
  background-color: #a528d4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a528d4 {
  border: 2px solid #a528d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a528d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 40 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 68% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a528d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a528d4, #d428ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a528d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 40 212 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.04 #5ad72b Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a528d4  rgb(165, 40, 212)  hsl(284, 68%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#57d428  rgb(87, 212, 40)  hsl(104, 68%, 49%)  Lime Green
#d4a528  rgb(212, 165, 40)  hsl(44, 68%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#28d4a5  rgb(40, 212, 165)  hsl(164, 68%, 49%)  Caribbean Green