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#A617DA

#a617da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a617da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 9.02% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.85% cyan, 89.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 284°, with 80.91% saturation and 47.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1378

Complementary

  1. #a617da
  2. #4bda17

Split complementary

  1. #a617da
  2. #acda17
  3. #17da44

Analogous

  1. #4417da
  2. #a617da
  3. #da17ac

Triadic

  1. #a617da
  2. #daa617
  3. #17daa6

Tetradic

  1. #a617da
  2. #da174b
  3. #4bda17
  4. #17daa6

Square

  1. #a617da
  2. #da4417
  3. #4bda17
  4. #17acda

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0850
  2. #711095
  3. #a617da
  4. #c351ed
  5. #db96f4

Shades

#a617da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a617da
  2. #9515c4
  3. #8512ae
  4. #741099
  5. #640e83
  6. #530c6d
  7. #420957
  8. #320741
  9. #21052c
  10. #110216
  11. #000000

Tints

#a617da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a617da
  2. #af2ede
  3. #b845e1
  4. #c15de5
  5. #ca74e9
  6. #d38bed
  7. #dba2f0
  8. #e4b9f4
  9. #edd1f8
  10. #f6e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a617da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a617da
  2. #a222d1
  3. #9e2cc8
  4. #9b37bf
  5. #9741b6
  6. #934cad
  7. #8f56a4
  8. #8b619b
  9. #886b92
  10. #847689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8553a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a05181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c4edd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a55d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a341ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a617da {
  color: #a617da;
}
Background
.bg-a617da {
  background-color: #a617da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a617da {
  border: 2px solid #a617da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a617da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 23 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a617da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a617da, #da17ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a617da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 23 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.75 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.77 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.41 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.35 #59e825 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a617da  rgb(166, 23, 218)  hsl(284, 81%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#4bda17  rgb(75, 218, 23)  hsl(104, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green
#daa617  rgb(218, 166, 23)  hsl(44, 81%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#17daa6  rgb(23, 218, 166)  hsl(164, 81%, 47%)  Caribbean Green