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#A52CD2

#a52cd2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a52cd2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 17.25% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 79.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 283.73°, with 65.35% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1445

Complementary

  1. #a52cd2
  2. #59d22c

Split complementary

  1. #a52cd2
  2. #acd22c
  3. #2cd252

Analogous

  1. #522cd2
  2. #a52cd2
  3. #d22cac

Triadic

  1. #a52cd2
  2. #d2a52c
  3. #2cd2a5

Tetradic

  1. #a52cd2
  2. #d22c59
  3. #59d22c
  4. #2cd2a5

Square

  1. #a52cd2
  2. #d2522c
  3. #59d22c
  4. #2cacd2

Monochromatic

  1. #421153
  2. #731f93
  3. #a52cd2
  4. #c06be0
  5. #dbaaed

Shades

#a52cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a52cd2
  2. #9528bd
  3. #8423a8
  4. #741f93
  5. #631a7e
  6. #531669
  7. #421254
  8. #320d3f
  9. #21092a
  10. #110415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a52cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a52cd2
  2. #ae41d7
  3. #b756db
  4. #c06be0
  5. #c980e4
  6. #d296e9
  7. #dbabed
  8. #e4c0f2
  9. #edd5f6
  10. #f6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a52cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a52cd2
  2. #a134ca
  3. #9e3dc2
  4. #9a45b9
  5. #964eb1
  6. #9356a9
  7. #8f5ea1
  8. #8b6799
  9. #876f90
  10. #847888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86589f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e6dcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a15480 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6253d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f5ad0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a247a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a52cd2 {
  color: #a52cd2;
}
Background
.bg-a52cd2 {
  background-color: #a52cd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a52cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #a52cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a52cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 44 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 65% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a52cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a52cd2, #d22cac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a52cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 44 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.05 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.37 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.60 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.59 #5ad32d Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a52cd2  rgb(165, 44, 210)  hsl(284, 65%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#59d22c  rgb(89, 210, 44)  hsl(104, 65%, 50%)  Lime Green
#d2a52c  rgb(210, 165, 44)  hsl(44, 65%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#2cd2a5  rgb(44, 210, 165)  hsl(164, 65%, 50%)  Caribbean Green