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#A618D2

#a618d2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a618d2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 9.41% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.95% cyan, 88.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 285.81°, with 79.49% saturation and 45.88% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.58.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1341

Complementary

  1. #a618d2
  2. #44d218

Split complementary

  1. #a618d2
  2. #a1d218
  3. #18d249

Analogous

  1. #4918d2
  2. #a618d2
  3. #d218a1

Triadic

  1. #a618d2
  2. #d2a618
  3. #18d2a6

Tetradic

  1. #a618d2
  2. #d21844
  3. #44d218
  4. #18d2a6

Square

  1. #a618d2
  2. #d24918
  3. #44d218
  4. #18a1d2

Monochromatic

  1. #390849
  2. #70108d
  3. #a618d2
  4. #c54ceb
  5. #db91f2

Shades

#a618d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a618d2
  2. #9516bd
  3. #8513a8
  4. #741193
  5. #640e7e
  6. #530c69
  7. #420a54
  8. #32073f
  9. #21052a
  10. #110215
  11. #000000

Tints

#a618d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a618d2
  2. #af2fd7
  3. #b846db
  4. #c15de0
  5. #ca74e4
  6. #d38ce9
  7. #dba3ed
  8. #e4baf2
  9. #edd1f6
  10. #f6e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a618d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a618d2
  2. #a222ca
  3. #9e2dc2
  4. #9b37b9
  5. #9742b1
  6. #934ca9
  7. #8f56a1
  8. #8b6199
  9. #886b90
  10. #847688
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85529d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #036ace ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a24d7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f4cd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d55d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a43ea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a618d2 {
  color: #a618d2;
}
Background
.bg-a618d2 {
  background-color: #a618d2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a618d2 {
  border: 2px solid #a618d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a618d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 24 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 79% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a618d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a618d2, #d218a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a618d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 24 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.58 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.03 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.85 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.91 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.22 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.79 #59e72d Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a618d2  rgb(166, 24, 210)  hsl(286, 79%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#44d218  rgb(68, 210, 24)  hsl(106, 79%, 46%)  Lime Green
#d2a618  rgb(210, 166, 24)  hsl(46, 79%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#18d2a6  rgb(24, 210, 166)  hsl(166, 79%, 46%)  Caribbean Green