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#A538CA

#a538ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a538ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 21.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.32% cyan, 72.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 284.79°, with 57.94% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1509

Complementary

  1. #a538ca
  2. #5dca38

Split complementary

  1. #a538ca
  2. #a6ca38
  3. #38ca5c

Analogous

  1. #5c38ca
  2. #a538ca
  3. #ca38a6

Triadic

  1. #a538ca
  2. #caa538
  3. #38caa5

Tetradic

  1. #a538ca
  2. #ca385d
  3. #5dca38
  4. #38caa5

Square

  1. #a538ca
  2. #ca5c38
  3. #5dca38
  4. #38a6ca

Monochromatic

  1. #441653
  2. #75268f
  3. #a538ca
  4. #c074da
  5. #dcb1ea

Shades

#a538ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a538ca
  2. #9532b6
  3. #842da2
  4. #74278d
  5. #632279
  6. #531c65
  7. #421651
  8. #32113d
  9. #210b28
  10. #110614
  11. #000000

Tints

#a538ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a538ca
  2. #ae4ccf
  3. #b760d5
  4. #c074da
  5. #c988df
  6. #d29ce5
  7. #dbafea
  8. #e4c3ef
  9. #edd7f4
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a538ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a538ca
  2. #a13fc3
  3. #9e46bb
  4. #9a4eb4
  5. #9655ac
  6. #935ca5
  7. #8f639e
  8. #8b6a96
  9. #87728f
  10. #847987
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875c9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #376fc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3577e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6857cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #745ec8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a44ca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a538ca {
  color: #a538ca;
}
Background
.bg-a538ca {
  background-color: #a538ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a538ca {
  border: 2px solid #a538ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a538ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 56 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a538ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a538ca, #ca38a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a538ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 56 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.20 #5ac735 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a538ca  rgb(165, 56, 202)  hsl(285, 58%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#5dca38  rgb(93, 202, 56)  hsl(105, 58%, 51%)  Lime Green
#caa538  rgb(202, 165, 56)  hsl(45, 58%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#38caa5  rgb(56, 202, 165)  hsl(165, 58%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine