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#A628CE

#a628ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a628ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 15.69% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.42% cyan, 80.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 285.54°, with 67.48% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1408

Complementary

  1. #a628ce
  2. #50ce28

Split complementary

  1. #a628ce
  2. #a3ce28
  3. #28ce53

Analogous

  1. #5328ce
  2. #a628ce
  3. #ce28a3

Triadic

  1. #a628ce
  2. #cea628
  3. #28cea6

Tetradic

  1. #a628ce
  2. #ce2850
  3. #50ce28
  4. #28cea6

Square

  1. #a628ce
  2. #ce5328
  3. #50ce28
  4. #28a3ce

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0f4e
  2. #721c8e
  3. #a628ce
  4. #c262e1
  5. #dba2ed

Shades

#a628ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a628ce
  2. #9524b9
  3. #8520a5
  4. #741c90
  5. #64187c
  6. #531467
  7. #421052
  8. #320c3e
  9. #210829
  10. #110415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a628ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a628ce
  2. #af3ed3
  3. #b853d8
  4. #c169dd
  5. #ca7ee2
  6. #d394e7
  7. #dba9eb
  8. #e4bff0
  9. #edd4f5
  10. #f6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a628ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a628ce
  2. #a231c6
  3. #9e3abe
  4. #9b42b7
  5. #974baf
  6. #9354a7
  7. #8f5d9f
  8. #8b6697
  9. #886e90
  10. #847788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86569c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #246ccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3507d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6351d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7058cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a444a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a628ce {
  color: #a628ce;
}
Background
.bg-a628ce {
  background-color: #a628ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a628ce {
  border: 2px solid #a628ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a628ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 40 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a628ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a628ce, #ce28a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a628ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 40 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.18 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.51 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.76 #59d731 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a628ce  rgb(166, 40, 206)  hsl(286, 67%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#50ce28  rgb(80, 206, 40)  hsl(106, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green
#cea628  rgb(206, 166, 40)  hsl(46, 67%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#28cea6  rgb(40, 206, 166)  hsl(166, 67%, 48%)  Caribbean Green