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#A604C7

#a604c7 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a604c7 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 1.57% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.58% cyan, 97.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 289.85°, with 96.06% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1232

Complementary

  1. #a604c7
  2. #25c704

Split complementary

  1. #a604c7
  2. #86c704
  3. #04c745

Analogous

  1. #4504c7
  2. #a604c7
  3. #c70486

Triadic

  1. #a604c7
  2. #c7a604
  3. #04c7a6

Tetradic

  1. #a604c7
  2. #c70425
  3. #25c704
  4. #04c7a6

Square

  1. #a604c7
  2. #c74504
  3. #25c704
  4. #0486c7

Monochromatic

  1. #290131
  2. #67027c
  3. #a604c7
  4. #d51dfa
  5. #e368fc

Shades

#a604c7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a604c7
  2. #9504b3
  3. #85039f
  4. #74038b
  5. #640277
  6. #530264
  7. #420250
  8. #32013c
  9. #210128
  10. #110014
  11. #000000

Tints

#a604c7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a604c7
  2. #af1dcd
  3. #b836d2
  4. #c14fd8
  5. #ca68dd
  6. #d382e3
  7. #db9be9
  8. #e4b4ee
  9. #edcdf4
  10. #f6e6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a604c7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a604c7
  2. #a210c0
  3. #9e1db9
  4. #9b29b2
  5. #9736ab
  6. #9342a4
  7. #8f4e9c
  8. #8b5b95
  9. #88678e
  10. #847487
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834d95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005acb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b67c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a54374 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6046ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f51c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5349c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a604c7 {
  color: #a604c7;
}
Background
.bg-a604c7 {
  background-color: #a604c7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a604c7 {
  border: 2px solid #a604c7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a604c7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 4 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 96% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a604c7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a604c7, #c70486);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a604c7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 4 199 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.22 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.96 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.03 #59fb38 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a604c7  rgb(166, 4, 199)  hsl(290, 96%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#25c704  rgb(37, 199, 4)  hsl(110, 96%, 40%)  Lime Green
#c7a604  rgb(199, 166, 4)  hsl(50, 96%, 40%)  Metallic Gold
#04c7a6  rgb(4, 199, 166)  hsl(170, 96%, 40%)  Caribbean Green