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#A528D9

#a528d9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a528d9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.96% cyan, 81.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 282.37°, with 69.96% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1453

Complementary

  1. #a528d9
  2. #5cd928

Split complementary

  1. #a528d9
  2. #b5d928
  3. #28d94c

Analogous

  1. #4c28d9
  2. #a528d9
  3. #d928b5

Triadic

  1. #a528d9
  2. #d9a528
  3. #28d9a5

Tetradic

  1. #a528d9
  2. #d9285c
  3. #5cd928
  4. #28d9a5

Square

  1. #a528d9
  2. #d94c28
  3. #5cd928
  4. #28b5d9

Monochromatic

  1. #431058
  2. #741b99
  3. #a528d9
  4. #c069e4
  5. #dbaaf0

Shades

#a528d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a528d9
  2. #9524c3
  3. #8420ae
  4. #741c98
  5. #631882
  6. #53146d
  7. #421057
  8. #320c41
  9. #21082b
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#a528d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a528d9
  2. #ae3edd
  3. #b753e1
  4. #c069e4
  5. #c97ee8
  6. #d294ec
  7. #dba9f0
  8. #e4bff4
  9. #edd4f7
  10. #f6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a528d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a528d9
  2. #a131d0
  3. #9e3ac7
  4. #9a42be
  5. #964bb5
  6. #9354ad
  7. #8f5da4
  8. #8b669b
  9. #876e92
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8657a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dd5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f5683 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e53dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c59d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a148ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a528d9 {
  color: #a528d9;
}
Background
.bg-a528d9 {
  background-color: #a528d9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a528d9 {
  border: 2px solid #a528d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a528d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 40 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 70% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a528d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a528d9, #d928b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a528d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 40 217 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.38 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.10 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.46 #5ad726 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a528d9  rgb(165, 40, 217)  hsl(282, 70%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5cd928  rgb(92, 217, 40)  hsl(102, 70%, 50%)  Lime Green
#d9a528  rgb(217, 165, 40)  hsl(42, 70%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#28d9a5  rgb(40, 217, 165)  hsl(162, 70%, 50%)  Caribbean Green