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#A540DB

#a540db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a540db is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 25.1% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.66% cyan, 70.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 279.1°, with 68.28% saturation and 55.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1678

Complementary

  1. #a540db
  2. #76db40

Split complementary

  1. #a540db
  2. #c3db40
  3. #40db58

Analogous

  1. #5840db
  2. #a540db
  3. #db40c3

Triadic

  1. #a540db
  2. #dba540
  3. #40dba5

Tetradic

  1. #a540db
  2. #db4076
  3. #76db40
  4. #40dba5

Square

  1. #a540db
  2. #db5840
  3. #76db40
  4. #40c3db

Monochromatic

  1. #4e156d
  2. #7d21ae
  3. #a540db
  4. #c380e7
  5. #e2c1f3

Shades

#a540db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a540db
  2. #953ac5
  3. #8433af
  4. #742d99
  5. #632683
  6. #53206e
  7. #421a58
  8. #321342
  9. #210d2c
  10. #110616
  11. #000000

Tints

#a540db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a540db
  2. #ae53df
  3. #b766e2
  4. #c079e6
  5. #c98ce9
  6. #d2a0ed
  7. #dbb3f1
  8. #e4c6f4
  9. #edd9f8
  10. #f6ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a540db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a540db
  2. #a146d2
  3. #9e4dc9
  4. #9a53c0
  5. #965ab7
  6. #9360ae
  7. #8f66a4
  8. #8b6d9b
  9. #877392
  10. #847a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8962a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ddf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2874d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e628a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #655ede ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7063d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a156b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a540db {
  color: #a540db;
}
Background
.bg-a540db {
  background-color: #a540db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a540db {
  border: 2px solid #a540db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a540db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 64 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 68% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a540db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a540db, #db40c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a540db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 64 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.42 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.04 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.27 #5abf24 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a540db  rgb(165, 64, 219)  hsl(279, 68%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#76db40  rgb(118, 219, 64)  hsl(99, 68%, 55%)  Lime Green
#dba540  rgb(219, 165, 64)  hsl(39, 68%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#40dba5  rgb(64, 219, 165)  hsl(159, 68%, 55%)  Caribbean Green