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#A604CE

#a604ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a604ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 1.57% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.42% cyan, 98.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 288.12°, with 96.19% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1265

Complementary

  1. #a604ce
  2. #2cce04

Split complementary

  1. #a604ce
  2. #91ce04
  3. #04ce41

Analogous

  1. #4104ce
  2. #a604ce
  3. #ce0491

Triadic

  1. #a604ce
  2. #cea604
  3. #04cea6

Tetradic

  1. #a604ce
  2. #ce042c
  3. #2cce04
  4. #04cea6

Square

  1. #a604ce
  2. #ce4104
  3. #2cce04
  4. #0491ce

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0138
  2. #6a0383
  3. #a604ce
  4. #d024fb
  5. #e06ffc

Shades

#a604ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a604ce
  2. #9504b9
  3. #8503a5
  4. #740390
  5. #64027c
  6. #530267
  7. #420252
  8. #32013e
  9. #210129
  10. #110015
  11. #000000

Tints

#a604ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a604ce
  2. #af1dd3
  3. #b836d8
  4. #c14fdd
  5. #ca68e2
  6. #d382e7
  7. #db9beb
  8. #e4b4f0
  9. #edcdf5
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a604ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a604ce
  2. #a210c6
  3. #9e1dbe
  4. #9b29b7
  5. #9736af
  6. #9342a7
  7. #8f4e9f
  8. #8b5b97
  9. #886790
  10. #847488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834e9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0167ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a34779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e48d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d51cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a437a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a604ce {
  color: #a604ce;
}
Background
.bg-a604ce {
  background-color: #a604ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a604ce {
  border: 2px solid #a604ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a604ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 4 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a604ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a604ce, #ce0491);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a604ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 4 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.31 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.30 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.17 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.30 #59fb31 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a604ce  rgb(166, 4, 206)  hsl(288, 96%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#2cce04  rgb(44, 206, 4)  hsl(108, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cea604  rgb(206, 166, 4)  hsl(48, 96%, 41%)  Metallic Gold
#04cea6  rgb(4, 206, 166)  hsl(168, 96%, 41%)  Caribbean Green