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#A548CF

#a548cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a548cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.29% cyan, 65.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 281.33°, with 58.44% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1714

Complementary

  1. #a548cf
  2. #72cf48

Split complementary

  1. #a548cf
  2. #b6cf48
  3. #48cf62

Analogous

  1. #6248cf
  2. #a548cf
  3. #cf48b6

Triadic

  1. #a548cf
  2. #cfa548
  3. #48cfa5

Tetradic

  1. #a548cf
  2. #cf4872
  3. #72cf48
  4. #48cfa5

Square

  1. #a548cf
  2. #cf6248
  3. #72cf48
  4. #48b6cf

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1a64
  2. #7c2aa0
  3. #a548cf
  4. #c385df
  5. #e1c1ef

Shades

#a548cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a548cf
  2. #9541ba
  3. #843aa6
  4. #743291
  5. #632b7c
  6. #532468
  7. #421d53
  8. #32163e
  9. #210e29
  10. #110715
  11. #000000

Tints

#a548cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a548cf
  2. #ae5ad4
  3. #b76dd9
  4. #c07fdd
  5. #c991e2
  6. #d2a4e7
  7. #dbb6ec
  8. #e4c8f1
  9. #eddaf5
  10. #f6edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a548cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a548cf
  2. #a14ec7
  3. #9e53bf
  4. #9a59b7
  5. #965eaf
  6. #9364a8
  7. #8f6aa0
  8. #8b6f98
  9. #877590
  10. #847a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a64a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ed3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4075cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a16285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c61d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7666cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a359a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a548cf {
  color: #a548cf;
}
Background
.bg-a548cf {
  background-color: #a548cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a548cf {
  border: 2px solid #a548cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a548cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 72 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a548cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a548cf, #cf48b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a548cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 72 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.21 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.70 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.16 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.25 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.66 #5ab730 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a548cf  rgb(165, 72, 207)  hsl(281, 58%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#72cf48  rgb(114, 207, 72)  hsl(101, 58%, 55%)  Lime Green
#cfa548  rgb(207, 165, 72)  hsl(41, 58%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#48cfa5  rgb(72, 207, 165)  hsl(161, 58%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine