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#A649CF

#a649cf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a649cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 28.63% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.81% cyan, 64.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 281.64°, with 58.26% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1738

Complementary

  1. #a649cf
  2. #72cf49

Split complementary

  1. #a649cf
  2. #b5cf49
  3. #49cf63

Analogous

  1. #6349cf
  2. #a649cf
  3. #cf49b5

Triadic

  1. #a649cf
  2. #cfa649
  3. #49cfa6

Tetradic

  1. #a649cf
  2. #cf4972
  3. #72cf49
  4. #49cfa6

Square

  1. #a649cf
  2. #cf6349
  3. #72cf49
  4. #49b5cf

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1b64
  2. #7d2aa1
  3. #a649cf
  4. #c486df
  5. #e1c2ef

Shades

#a649cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a649cf
  2. #9542ba
  3. #853aa6
  4. #743391
  5. #642c7c
  6. #532568
  7. #421d53
  8. #32163e
  9. #210f29
  10. #110715
  11. #000000

Tints

#a649cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a649cf
  2. #af5bd4
  3. #b86dd9
  4. #c180dd
  5. #ca92e2
  6. #d3a4e7
  7. #dbb6ec
  8. #e4c8f1
  9. #eddbf5
  10. #f6edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a649cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a649cf
  2. #a24fc7
  3. #9e54bf
  4. #9b5ab7
  5. #975faf
  6. #9365a8
  7. #8f6aa0
  8. #8b7098
  9. #887590
  10. #847b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b65a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #016fd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4276cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a26386 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d62d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7767cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a45aa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a649cf {
  color: #a649cf;
}
Background
.bg-a649cf {
  background-color: #a649cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a649cf {
  border: 2px solid #a649cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a649cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 73 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a649cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a649cf, #cf49b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a649cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 73 207 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.56 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.98 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.90 #59b630 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a649cf  rgb(166, 73, 207)  hsl(282, 58%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#72cf49  rgb(114, 207, 73)  hsl(102, 58%, 55%)  Lime Green
#cfa649  rgb(207, 166, 73)  hsl(42, 58%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#49cfa6  rgb(73, 207, 166)  hsl(162, 58%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine