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#A53CD2

#a53cd2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a53cd2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 23.53% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 71.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 282°, with 62.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1588

Complementary

  1. #a53cd2
  2. #69d23c

Split complementary

  1. #a53cd2
  2. #b4d23c
  3. #3cd25a

Analogous

  1. #5a3cd2
  2. #a53cd2
  3. #d23cb4

Triadic

  1. #a53cd2
  2. #d2a53c
  3. #3cd2a5

Tetradic

  1. #a53cd2
  2. #d23c69
  3. #69d23c
  4. #3cd2a5

Square

  1. #a53cd2
  2. #d25a3c
  3. #69d23c
  4. #3cb4d2

Monochromatic

  1. #49165f
  2. #79249d
  3. #a53cd2
  4. #c27ae0
  5. #deb8ef

Shades

#a53cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a53cd2
  2. #9536bd
  3. #8430a8
  4. #742a93
  5. #63247e
  6. #531e69
  7. #421854
  8. #32123f
  9. #210c2a
  10. #110615
  11. #000000

Tints

#a53cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a53cd2
  2. #ae50d7
  3. #b763db
  4. #c077e0
  5. #c98ae4
  6. #d29ee9
  7. #dbb1ed
  8. #e4c5f2
  9. #edd8f6
  10. #f6ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a53cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a53cd2
  2. #a143ca
  3. #9e4ac2
  4. #9a50b9
  5. #9657b1
  6. #935ea9
  7. #8f65a1
  8. #8b6c99
  9. #877290
  10. #847988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885fa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3171cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a05c84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #665bd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7260d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a251a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a53cd2 {
  color: #a53cd2;
}
Background
.bg-a53cd2 {
  background-color: #a53cd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a53cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #a53cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a53cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 60 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 63% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a53cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a53cd2, #d23cb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a53cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 60 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.35 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.39 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.97 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.51 #5ac32d Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a53cd2  rgb(165, 60, 210)  hsl(282, 63%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#69d23c  rgb(105, 210, 60)  hsl(102, 63%, 53%)  Lime Green
#d2a53c  rgb(210, 165, 60)  hsl(42, 63%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#3cd2a5  rgb(60, 210, 165)  hsl(162, 63%, 53%)  Caribbean Green