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#A540CB

#a540cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a540cb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.72% cyan, 68.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 283.6°, with 57.2% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1598

Complementary

  1. #a540cb
  2. #66cb40

Split complementary

  1. #a540cb
  2. #abcb40
  3. #40cb5f

Analogous

  1. #5f40cb
  2. #a540cb
  3. #cb40ab

Triadic

  1. #a540cb
  2. #cba540
  3. #40cba5

Tetradic

  1. #a540cb
  2. #cb4066
  3. #66cb40
  4. #40cba5

Square

  1. #a540cb
  2. #cb5f40
  3. #66cb40
  4. #40abcb

Monochromatic

  1. #48185a
  2. #782996
  3. #a540cb
  4. #c17cdb
  5. #deb8ec

Shades

#a540cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a540cb
  2. #953ab7
  3. #8433a2
  4. #742d8e
  5. #63267a
  6. #532066
  7. #421a51
  8. #32133d
  9. #210d29
  10. #110614
  11. #000000

Tints

#a540cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a540cb
  2. #ae53d0
  3. #b766d5
  4. #c079db
  5. #c98ce0
  6. #d2a0e5
  7. #dbb3ea
  8. #e4c6ef
  9. #edd9f5
  10. #f6ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a540cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a540cb
  2. #a146c4
  3. #9e4dbc
  4. #9a53b5
  5. #965aad
  6. #9360a6
  7. #8f669e
  8. #8b6d97
  9. #87738f
  10. #847a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88609c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d72c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a25c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a5ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7562c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a352a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a540cb {
  color: #a540cb;
}
Background
.bg-a540cb {
  background-color: #a540cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a540cb {
  border: 2px solid #a540cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a540cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 64 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 57% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a540cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a540cb, #cb40ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a540cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 64 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.98 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.55 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.13 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.14 #5abf34 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a540cb  rgb(165, 64, 203)  hsl(284, 57%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#66cb40  rgb(102, 203, 64)  hsl(104, 57%, 52%)  Lime Green
#cba540  rgb(203, 165, 64)  hsl(44, 57%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#40cba5  rgb(64, 203, 165)  hsl(164, 57%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine