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#A540CF

#a540cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a540cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.29% cyan, 69.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 282.38°, with 59.83% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1617

Complementary

  1. #a540cf
  2. #6acf40

Split complementary

  1. #a540cf
  2. #b1cf40
  3. #40cf5e

Analogous

  1. #5e40cf
  2. #a540cf
  3. #cf40b1

Triadic

  1. #a540cf
  2. #cfa540
  3. #40cfa5

Tetradic

  1. #a540cf
  2. #cf406a
  3. #6acf40
  4. #40cfa5

Square

  1. #a540cf
  2. #cf5e40
  3. #6acf40
  4. #40b1cf

Monochromatic

  1. #4a185e
  2. #79279b
  3. #a540cf
  4. #c27dde
  5. #dfbaee

Shades

#a540cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a540cf
  2. #953aba
  3. #8433a6
  4. #742d91
  5. #63267c
  6. #532068
  7. #421a53
  8. #32133e
  9. #210d29
  10. #110615
  11. #000000

Tints

#a540cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a540cf
  2. #ae53d4
  3. #b766d9
  4. #c079dd
  5. #c98ce2
  6. #d2a0e7
  7. #dbb3ec
  8. #e4c6f1
  9. #edd9f5
  10. #f6ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a540cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a540cf
  2. #a146c7
  3. #9e4dbf
  4. #9a53b7
  5. #965aaf
  6. #9360a8
  7. #8f66a0
  8. #8b6d98
  9. #877390
  10. #847a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88609f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3872cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a15d83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #695cd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7462cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a353a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a540cf {
  color: #a540cf;
}
Background
.bg-a540cf {
  background-color: #a540cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a540cf {
  border: 2px solid #a540cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a540cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 64 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 60% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a540cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a540cf, #cf40b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a540cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 64 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.84 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.69 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.08 #5abf30 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a540cf  rgb(165, 64, 207)  hsl(282, 60%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#6acf40  rgb(106, 207, 64)  hsl(102, 60%, 53%)  Lime Green
#cfa540  rgb(207, 165, 64)  hsl(42, 60%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#40cfa5  rgb(64, 207, 165)  hsl(162, 60%, 53%)  Caribbean Green