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#A60EC8

#a60ec8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a60ec8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 5.49% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 289.03°, with 86.92% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1259

Complementary

  1. #a60ec8
  2. #30c80e

Split complementary

  1. #a60ec8
  2. #8dc80e
  3. #0ec849

Analogous

  1. #490ec8
  2. #a60ec8
  3. #c80e8d

Triadic

  1. #a60ec8
  2. #c8a60e
  3. #0ec8a6

Tetradic

  1. #a60ec8
  2. #c80e30
  3. #30c80e
  4. #0ec8a6

Square

  1. #a60ec8
  2. #c8490e
  3. #30c80e
  4. #0e8dc8

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0439
  2. #6b0981
  3. #a60ec8
  4. #ce32f1
  5. #df79f6

Shades

#a60ec8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a60ec8
  2. #950db4
  3. #850ba0
  4. #740a8c
  5. #640878
  6. #530764
  7. #420650
  8. #32043c
  9. #210328
  10. #110114
  11. #000000

Tints

#a60ec8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a60ec8
  2. #af26ce
  3. #b83ed3
  4. #c156d9
  5. #ca6ede
  6. #d387e4
  7. #db9fe9
  8. #e4b7ef
  9. #edcff4
  10. #f6e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a60ec8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a60ec8
  2. #a219c1
  3. #9e25ba
  4. #9b30b2
  5. #973cab
  6. #9347a4
  7. #8f529d
  8. #8b5e96
  9. #88698e
  10. #847587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834f96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d68c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a54576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6148cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f52c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5369d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a60ec8 {
  color: #a60ec8;
}
Background
.bg-a60ec8 {
  background-color: #a60ec8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a60ec8 {
  border: 2px solid #a60ec8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a60ec8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 14 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 87% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a60ec8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a60ec8, #c80e8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a60ec8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 14 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.10 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.65 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.73 #59f137 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a60ec8  rgb(166, 14, 200)  hsl(289, 87%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#30c80e  rgb(48, 200, 14)  hsl(109, 87%, 42%)  Lime Green
#c8a60e  rgb(200, 166, 14)  hsl(49, 87%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#0ec8a6  rgb(14, 200, 166)  hsl(169, 87%, 42%)  Caribbean Green