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#A545CE

#a545ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a545ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 27.06% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.9% cyan, 66.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 282.04°, with 58.3% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1671

Complementary

  1. #a545ce
  2. #6ece45

Split complementary

  1. #a545ce
  2. #b3ce45
  3. #45ce60

Analogous

  1. #6045ce
  2. #a545ce
  3. #ce45b3

Triadic

  1. #a545ce
  2. #cea545
  3. #45cea5

Tetradic

  1. #a545ce
  2. #ce456e
  3. #6ece45
  4. #45cea5

Square

  1. #a545ce
  2. #ce6045
  3. #6ece45
  4. #45b3ce

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1961
  2. #7a299d
  3. #a545ce
  4. #c282de
  5. #e0beee

Shades

#a545ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a545ce
  2. #953eb9
  3. #8437a5
  4. #743090
  5. #63297c
  6. #532367
  7. #421c52
  8. #32153e
  9. #210e29
  10. #110715
  11. #000000

Tints

#a545ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a545ce
  2. #ae58d3
  3. #b76ad8
  4. #c07ddd
  5. #c98fe2
  6. #d2a2e7
  7. #dbb5eb
  8. #e4c7f0
  9. #eddaf5
  10. #f6ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a545ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a545ce
  2. #a14bc6
  3. #9e51be
  4. #9a57b7
  5. #965daf
  6. #9363a7
  7. #8f689f
  8. #8b6e97
  9. #877490
  10. #847a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89639f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e74cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a16084 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7664cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a356a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a545ce {
  color: #a545ce;
}
Background
.bg-a545ce {
  background-color: #a545ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a545ce {
  border: 2px solid #a545ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a545ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 69 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 58% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a545ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a545ce, #ce45b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a545ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 69 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.16 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.16 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.37 #5aba31 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a545ce  rgb(165, 69, 206)  hsl(282, 58%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#6ece45  rgb(110, 206, 69)  hsl(102, 58%, 54%)  Lime Green
#cea545  rgb(206, 165, 69)  hsl(42, 58%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#45cea5  rgb(69, 206, 165)  hsl(162, 58%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine