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#A63CD2

#a63cd2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a63cd2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 23.53% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.95% cyan, 71.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 282.4°, with 62.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1599

Complementary

  1. #a63cd2
  2. #68d23c

Split complementary

  1. #a63cd2
  2. #b3d23c
  3. #3cd25b

Analogous

  1. #5b3cd2
  2. #a63cd2
  3. #d23cb3

Triadic

  1. #a63cd2
  2. #d2a63c
  3. #3cd2a6

Tetradic

  1. #a63cd2
  2. #d23c68
  3. #68d23c
  4. #3cd2a6

Square

  1. #a63cd2
  2. #d25b3c
  3. #68d23c
  4. #3cb3d2

Monochromatic

  1. #4a165f
  2. #7a249d
  3. #a63cd2
  4. #c27ae0
  5. #dfb8ef

Shades

#a63cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a63cd2
  2. #9536bd
  3. #8530a8
  4. #742a93
  5. #64247e
  6. #531e69
  7. #421854
  8. #32123f
  9. #210c2a
  10. #110615
  11. #000000

Tints

#a63cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a63cd2
  2. #af50d7
  3. #b863db
  4. #c177e0
  5. #ca8ae4
  6. #d39ee9
  7. #dbb1ed
  8. #e4c5f2
  9. #edd8f6
  10. #f6ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a63cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a63cd2
  2. #a243ca
  3. #9e4ac2
  4. #9b50b9
  5. #9757b1
  6. #935ea9
  7. #8f65a1
  8. #8b6c99
  9. #887290
  10. #847988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895fa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3272cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a25c84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #675bd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7361d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a351a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a63cd2 {
  color: #a63cd2;
}
Background
.bg-a63cd2 {
  background-color: #a63cd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a63cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #a63cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a63cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 60 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 63% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a63cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a63cd2, #d23cb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a63cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 60 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.51 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.07 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.34 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.58 #59c32d Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a63cd2  rgb(166, 60, 210)  hsl(282, 63%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#68d23c  rgb(104, 210, 60)  hsl(102, 63%, 53%)  Lime Green
#d2a63c  rgb(210, 166, 60)  hsl(42, 63%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#3cd2a6  rgb(60, 210, 166)  hsl(162, 63%, 53%)  Caribbean Green