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#A635CD

#a635cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a635cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 20.78% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.02% cyan, 74.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 284.61°, with 60.32% saturation and 50.59% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1506

Complementary

  1. #a635cd
  2. #5ccd35

Split complementary

  1. #a635cd
  2. #a8cd35
  3. #35cd5a

Analogous

  1. #5a35cd
  2. #a635cd
  3. #cd35a8

Triadic

  1. #a635cd
  2. #cda635
  3. #35cda6

Tetradic

  1. #a635cd
  2. #cd355c
  3. #5ccd35
  4. #35cda6

Square

  1. #a635cd
  2. #cd5a35
  3. #5ccd35
  4. #35a8cd

Monochromatic

  1. #441554
  2. #752491
  3. #a635cd
  4. #c172dc
  5. #dcb0eb

Shades

#a635cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a635cd
  2. #9530b9
  3. #852aa4
  4. #742590
  5. #64207b
  6. #531b67
  7. #421552
  8. #32103e
  9. #210b29
  10. #110515
  11. #000000

Tints

#a635cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a635cd
  2. #af49d2
  3. #b85dd7
  4. #c172dc
  5. #ca86e1
  6. #d39ae6
  7. #dbaeeb
  8. #e4c2f0
  9. #edd7f5
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a635cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a635cd
  2. #a23dc5
  3. #9e44be
  4. #9b4cb6
  5. #9753ae
  6. #935ba7
  7. #8f629f
  8. #8b6a97
  9. #88718f
  10. #847988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875b9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #326fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3567f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6756d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a44ba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a635cd {
  color: #a635cd;
}
Background
.bg-a635cd {
  background-color: #a635cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a635cd {
  border: 2px solid #a635cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a635cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 53 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a635cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a635cd, #cd35a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a635cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 53 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.71 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.38 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.57 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.62 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.91 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.40 #59ca32 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a635cd  rgb(166, 53, 205)  hsl(285, 60%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#5ccd35  rgb(92, 205, 53)  hsl(105, 60%, 51%)  Lime Green
#cda635  rgb(205, 166, 53)  hsl(45, 60%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#35cda6  rgb(53, 205, 166)  hsl(165, 60%, 51%)  Caribbean Green