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#A618DE

#a618de ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a618de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 9.41% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.23% cyan, 89.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 283.03°, with 80.49% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1403

Complementary

  1. #a618de
  2. #50de18

Split complementary

  1. #a618de
  2. #b3de18
  3. #18de43

Analogous

  1. #4318de
  2. #a618de
  3. #de18b3

Triadic

  1. #a618de
  2. #dea618
  3. #18dea6

Tetradic

  1. #a618de
  2. #de1850
  3. #50de18
  4. #18dea6

Square

  1. #a618de
  2. #de4318
  3. #50de18
  4. #18b3de

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0954
  2. #721199
  3. #a618de
  4. #c256ed
  5. #db9bf4

Shades

#a618de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a618de
  2. #9516c8
  3. #8513b2
  4. #74119b
  5. #640e85
  6. #530c6f
  7. #420a59
  8. #320743
  9. #21052c
  10. #110216
  11. #000000

Tints

#a618de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a618de
  2. #af2fe1
  3. #b846e5
  4. #c15de8
  5. #ca74eb
  6. #d38cef
  7. #dba3f2
  8. #e4baf5
  9. #edd1f8
  10. #f6e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a618de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a618de
  2. #a222d5
  3. #9e2dcb
  4. #9b37c2
  5. #9742b8
  6. #934caf
  7. #8f56a6
  8. #8b619c
  9. #886b93
  10. #847689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8654a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f5384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a4fe1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6956dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a243af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a618de {
  color: #a618de;
}
Background
.bg-a618de {
  background-color: #a618de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a618de {
  border: 2px solid #a618de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a618de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 24 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a618de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a618de, #de18b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a618de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 24 222 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.25 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.33 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.55 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.62 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.98 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.29 #59e721 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a618de  rgb(166, 24, 222)  hsl(283, 80%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#50de18  rgb(80, 222, 24)  hsl(103, 80%, 48%)  Lime Green
#dea618  rgb(222, 166, 24)  hsl(43, 80%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#18dea6  rgb(24, 222, 166)  hsl(163, 80%, 48%)  Caribbean Green