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#A601DC

#a601dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a601dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 0.39% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.55% cyan, 99.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 285.21°, with 99.1% saturation and 43.33% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.133

Complementary

  1. #a601dc
  2. #37dc01

Split complementary

  1. #a601dc
  2. #a4dc01
  3. #01dc39

Analogous

  1. #3901dc
  2. #a601dc
  3. #dc01a4

Triadic

  1. #a601dc
  2. #dca601
  3. #01dca6

Tetradic

  1. #a601dc
  2. #dc0137
  3. #37dc01
  4. #01dca6

Square

  1. #a601dc
  2. #dc3901
  3. #37dc01
  4. #01a4dc

Monochromatic

  1. #330044
  2. #6d0190
  3. #a601dc
  4. #ca2bfe
  5. #dd78fe

Shades

#a601dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a601dc
  2. #9501c6
  3. #8501b0
  4. #74019a
  5. #640184
  6. #53016e
  7. #420058
  8. #320042
  9. #21002c
  10. #110016
  11. #000000

Tints

#a601dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a601dc
  2. #af1ae0
  3. #b834e3
  4. #c14de7
  5. #ca67ea
  6. #d380ee
  7. #db99f1
  8. #e4b3f5
  9. #edccf8
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a601dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a601dc
  2. #a20ed3
  3. #9e1aca
  4. #9b27c0
  5. #9734b7
  6. #9341ae
  7. #8f4da5
  8. #8b5a9c
  9. #886792
  10. #847389
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8450a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a04e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #594adf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6852da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a23cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a601dc {
  color: #a601dc;
}
Background
.bg-a601dc {
  background-color: #a601dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a601dc {
  border: 2px solid #a601dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a601dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 1 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 99% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a601dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a601dc, #dc01a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a601dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 1 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.68 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.78 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.02 #59fe23 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a601dc  rgb(166, 1, 220)  hsl(285, 99%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#37dc01  rgb(55, 220, 1)  hsl(105, 99%, 43%)  Lime Green
#dca601  rgb(220, 166, 1)  hsl(45, 99%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#01dca6  rgb(1, 220, 166)  hsl(165, 99%, 43%)  Caribbean Green