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#A60DC4

#a60dc4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a60dc4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 5.1% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.31% cyan, 93.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 290.16°, with 87.56% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.74.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1238

Complementary

  1. #a60dc4
  2. #2bc40d

Split complementary

  1. #a60dc4
  2. #87c40d
  3. #0dc44a

Analogous

  1. #4a0dc4
  2. #a60dc4
  3. #c40d87

Triadic

  1. #a60dc4
  2. #c4a60d
  3. #0dc4a6

Tetradic

  1. #a60dc4
  2. #c40d2b
  3. #2bc40d
  4. #0dc4a6

Square

  1. #a60dc4
  2. #c44a0d
  3. #2bc40d
  4. #0d87c4

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0335
  2. #69087c
  3. #a60dc4
  4. #d12cf1
  5. #e174f6

Shades

#a60dc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a60dc4
  2. #950cb0
  3. #850a9d
  4. #740989
  5. #640876
  6. #530762
  7. #42054e
  8. #32043b
  9. #210327
  10. #110114
  11. #000000

Tints

#a60dc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a60dc4
  2. #af25ca
  3. #b83dd0
  4. #c156d6
  5. #ca6edc
  6. #d386e2
  7. #db9ee7
  8. #e4b6ed
  9. #edcff3
  10. #f6e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a60dc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a60dc4
  2. #a219bd
  3. #9e24b6
  4. #9b30b0
  5. #973ba9
  6. #9347a2
  7. #8f529b
  8. #8b5e94
  9. #88698e
  10. #847587
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834e94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ac8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2467c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a64373 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6247c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7051c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6349a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a60dc4 {
  color: #a60dc4;
}
Background
.bg-a60dc4 {
  background-color: #a60dc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a60dc4 {
  border: 2px solid #a60dc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a60dc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 13 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 88% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a60dc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a60dc4, #c40d87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a60dc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 13 196 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.74 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.36 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.62 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.15 #59f23b Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a60dc4  rgb(166, 13, 196)  hsl(290, 88%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#2bc40d  rgb(43, 196, 13)  hsl(110, 88%, 41%)  Lime Green
#c4a60d  rgb(196, 166, 13)  hsl(50, 88%, 41%)  Metallic Gold
#0dc4a6  rgb(13, 196, 166)  hsl(170, 88%, 41%)  Caribbean Green