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#A540DC

#a540dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a540dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 70.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 278.85°, with 69.03% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1683

Complementary

  1. #a540dc
  2. #77dc40

Split complementary

  1. #a540dc
  2. #c5dc40
  3. #40dc57

Analogous

  1. #5740dc
  2. #a540dc
  3. #dc40c5

Triadic

  1. #a540dc
  2. #dca540
  3. #40dca5

Tetradic

  1. #a540dc
  2. #dc4077
  3. #77dc40
  4. #40dca5

Square

  1. #a540dc
  2. #dc5740
  3. #77dc40
  4. #40c5dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f146f
  2. #7d20af
  3. #a540dc
  4. #c381e8
  5. #e2c1f4

Shades

#a540dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a540dc
  2. #953ac6
  3. #8433b0
  4. #742d9a
  5. #632684
  6. #53206e
  7. #421a58
  8. #321342
  9. #210d2c
  10. #110616
  11. #000000

Tints

#a540dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a540dc
  2. #ae53e0
  3. #b766e3
  4. #c079e7
  5. #c98cea
  6. #d2a0ee
  7. #dbb3f1
  8. #e4c6f5
  9. #edd9f8
  10. #f6ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a540dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a540dc
  2. #a146d3
  3. #9e4dca
  4. #9a53c0
  5. #965ab7
  6. #9360ae
  7. #8f66a5
  8. #8b6d9c
  9. #877392
  10. #847a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8962a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2674d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e638a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #655edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7063da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a157b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a540dc {
  color: #a540dc;
}
Background
.bg-a540dc {
  background-color: #a540dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a540dc {
  border: 2px solid #a540dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a540dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 64 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a540dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a540dc, #dc40c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a540dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 64 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.50 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.54 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.26 #5abf23 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a540dc  rgb(165, 64, 220)  hsl(279, 69%, 56%)  Dark Orchid
#77dc40  rgb(119, 220, 64)  hsl(99, 69%, 56%)  Lime Green
#dca540  rgb(220, 165, 64)  hsl(39, 69%, 56%)  Goldenrod
#40dca5  rgb(64, 220, 165)  hsl(159, 69%, 56%)  Caribbean Green