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#A540CA

#a540ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a540ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 25.1% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.32% cyan, 68.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 283.91°, with 56.56% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1593

Complementary

  1. #a540ca
  2. #65ca40

Split complementary

  1. #a540ca
  2. #aaca40
  3. #40ca60

Analogous

  1. #6040ca
  2. #a540ca
  3. #ca40aa

Triadic

  1. #a540ca
  2. #caa540
  3. #40caa5

Tetradic

  1. #a540ca
  2. #ca4065
  3. #65ca40
  4. #40caa5

Square

  1. #a540ca
  2. #ca6040
  3. #65ca40
  4. #40aaca

Monochromatic

  1. #471958
  2. #782994
  3. #a540ca
  4. #c17cdb
  5. #ddb8eb

Shades

#a540ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a540ca
  2. #953ab6
  3. #8433a2
  4. #742d8d
  5. #632679
  6. #532065
  7. #421a51
  8. #32133d
  9. #210d28
  10. #110614
  11. #000000

Tints

#a540ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a540ca
  2. #ae53cf
  3. #b766d5
  4. #c079da
  5. #c98cdf
  6. #d2a0e5
  7. #dbb3ea
  8. #e4c6ef
  9. #edd9f4
  10. #f6ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a540ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a540ca
  2. #a146c3
  3. #9e4dbb
  4. #9a53b4
  5. #965aac
  6. #9360a5
  7. #8f669e
  8. #8b6d96
  9. #87738f
  10. #847a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88609c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e72c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a25b80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a5bcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7562c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a352a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a540ca {
  color: #a540ca;
}
Background
.bg-a540ca {
  background-color: #a540ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a540ca {
  border: 2px solid #a540ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a540ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 64 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 57% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a540ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a540ca, #ca40aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a540ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 64 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.89 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.20 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.41 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.15 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.26 #5abf35 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a540ca  rgb(165, 64, 202)  hsl(284, 57%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#65ca40  rgb(101, 202, 64)  hsl(104, 57%, 52%)  Lime Green
#caa540  rgb(202, 165, 64)  hsl(44, 57%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#40caa5  rgb(64, 202, 165)  hsl(164, 57%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine