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#A617DC

#a617dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a617dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.55% cyan, 89.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 283.55°, with 81.07% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1389

Complementary

  1. #a617dc
  2. #4ddc17

Split complementary

  1. #a617dc
  2. #b0dc17
  3. #17dc43

Analogous

  1. #4317dc
  2. #a617dc
  3. #dc17b0

Triadic

  1. #a617dc
  2. #dca617
  3. #17dca6

Tetradic

  1. #a617dc
  2. #dc174d
  3. #4ddc17
  4. #17dca6

Square

  1. #a617dc
  2. #dc4317
  3. #4ddc17
  4. #17b0dc

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0951
  2. #721097
  3. #a617dc
  4. #c353ed
  5. #db98f4

Shades

#a617dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a617dc
  2. #9515c6
  3. #8512b0
  4. #74109a
  5. #640e84
  6. #530c6e
  7. #420958
  8. #320742
  9. #21052c
  10. #110216
  11. #000000

Tints

#a617dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a617dc
  2. #af2ee0
  3. #b845e3
  4. #c15de7
  5. #ca74ea
  6. #d38bee
  7. #dba2f1
  8. #e4b9f5
  9. #edd1f8
  10. #f6e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a617dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a617dc
  2. #a222d3
  3. #9e2cca
  4. #9b37c0
  5. #9741b7
  6. #934cae
  7. #8f56a5
  8. #8b619c
  9. #886b92
  10. #847689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8553a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a05283 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b4edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a55da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a241ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a617dc {
  color: #a617dc;
}
Background
.bg-a617dc {
  background-color: #a617dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a617dc {
  border: 2px solid #a617dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a617dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 23 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a617dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a617dc, #dc17b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a617dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 23 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.51 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.64 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.80 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.21 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.38 #59e823 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a617dc  rgb(166, 23, 220)  hsl(284, 81%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#4ddc17  rgb(77, 220, 23)  hsl(104, 81%, 48%)  Lime Green
#dca617  rgb(220, 166, 23)  hsl(44, 81%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#17dca6  rgb(23, 220, 166)  hsl(164, 81%, 48%)  Caribbean Green