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#A548CE

#a548ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a548ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 28.24% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.9% cyan, 65.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 281.64°, with 57.76% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1709

Complementary

  1. #a548ce
  2. #71ce48

Split complementary

  1. #a548ce
  2. #b4ce48
  3. #48ce62

Analogous

  1. #6248ce
  2. #a548ce
  3. #ce48b4

Triadic

  1. #a548ce
  2. #cea548
  3. #48cea5

Tetradic

  1. #a548ce
  2. #ce4871
  3. #71ce48
  4. #48cea5

Square

  1. #a548ce
  2. #ce6248
  3. #71ce48
  4. #48b4ce

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1a63
  2. #7b2b9f
  3. #a548ce
  4. #c384de
  5. #e0c1ee

Shades

#a548ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a548ce
  2. #9541b9
  3. #843aa5
  4. #743290
  5. #632b7c
  6. #532467
  7. #421d52
  8. #32163e
  9. #210e29
  10. #110715
  11. #000000

Tints

#a548ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a548ce
  2. #ae5ad3
  3. #b76dd8
  4. #c07fdd
  5. #c991e2
  6. #d2a4e7
  7. #dbb6eb
  8. #e4c8f0
  9. #eddaf5
  10. #f6edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a548ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a548ce
  2. #a14ec6
  3. #9e53be
  4. #9a59b7
  5. #965eaf
  6. #9364a7
  7. #8f6a9f
  8. #8b6f97
  9. #877590
  10. #847a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a64a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ed2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4175cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a16285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c61d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7666cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a359a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a548ce {
  color: #a548ce;
}
Background
.bg-a548ce {
  background-color: #a548ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a548ce {
  border: 2px solid #a548ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a548ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 72 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a548ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a548ce, #ce48b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a548ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 72 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.20 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.70 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.18 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.36 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.76 #5ab731 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a548ce  rgb(165, 72, 206)  hsl(282, 58%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#71ce48  rgb(113, 206, 72)  hsl(102, 58%, 55%)  Lime Green
#cea548  rgb(206, 165, 72)  hsl(42, 58%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#48cea5  rgb(72, 206, 165)  hsl(162, 58%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine