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#A604CF

#a604cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a604cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.81% cyan, 98.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 287.88°, with 96.21% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.127

Complementary

  1. #a604cf
  2. #2dcf04

Split complementary

  1. #a604cf
  2. #92cf04
  3. #04cf40

Analogous

  1. #4004cf
  2. #a604cf
  3. #cf0492

Triadic

  1. #a604cf
  2. #cfa604
  3. #04cfa6

Tetradic

  1. #a604cf
  2. #cf042d
  3. #2dcf04
  4. #04cfa6

Square

  1. #a604cf
  2. #cf4004
  3. #2dcf04
  4. #0492cf

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0139
  2. #6a0384
  3. #a604cf
  4. #d025fb
  5. #e070fc

Shades

#a604cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a604cf
  2. #9504ba
  3. #8503a6
  4. #740391
  5. #64027c
  6. #530268
  7. #420253
  8. #32013e
  9. #210129
  10. #110015
  11. #000000

Tints

#a604cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a604cf
  2. #af1dd4
  3. #b836d9
  4. #c14fdd
  5. #ca68e2
  6. #d382e7
  7. #db9bec
  8. #e4b4f1
  9. #edcdf5
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a604cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a604cf
  2. #a210c7
  3. #9e1dbf
  4. #9b29b7
  5. #9736af
  6. #9342a8
  7. #8f4ea0
  8. #8b5b98
  9. #886790
  10. #847488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834e9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a34779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e48d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d51cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a437a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a604cf {
  color: #a604cf;
}
Background
.bg-a604cf {
  background-color: #a604cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a604cf {
  border: 2px solid #a604cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a604cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 4 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a604cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a604cf, #cf0492);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a604cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 4 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.71 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.18 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.35 #59fb30 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a604cf  rgb(166, 4, 207)  hsl(288, 96%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#2dcf04  rgb(45, 207, 4)  hsl(108, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cfa604  rgb(207, 166, 4)  hsl(48, 96%, 41%)  Metallic Gold
#04cfa6  rgb(4, 207, 166)  hsl(168, 96%, 41%)  Caribbean Green