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#A705CA

#a705ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a705ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 1.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.33% cyan, 97.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 289.34°, with 95.17% saturation and 40.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1259

Complementary

  1. #a705ca
  2. #28ca05

Split complementary

  1. #a705ca
  2. #8bca05
  3. #05ca45

Analogous

  1. #4505ca
  2. #a705ca
  3. #ca058b

Triadic

  1. #a705ca
  2. #caa705
  3. #05caa7

Tetradic

  1. #a705ca
  2. #ca0528
  3. #28ca05
  4. #05caa7

Square

  1. #a705ca
  2. #ca4505
  3. #28ca05
  4. #058bca

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0135
  2. #69037f
  3. #a705ca
  4. #d322fa
  5. #e26dfb

Shades

#a705ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a705ca
  2. #9605b6
  3. #8604a2
  4. #75048d
  5. #640379
  6. #540365
  7. #430251
  8. #32023d
  9. #210128
  10. #110114
  11. #000000

Tints

#a705ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a705ca
  2. #b01ecf
  3. #b937d5
  4. #c150da
  5. #ca69df
  6. #d382e5
  7. #dc9bea
  8. #e5b4ef
  9. #edcdf4
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a705ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a705ca
  2. #a311c3
  3. #9f1ebb
  4. #9b2ab4
  5. #9736ac
  6. #9443a5
  7. #904f9e
  8. #8c5b96
  9. #88678f
  10. #847487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844e98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1768c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a64476 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6047cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f51c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6359f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a705ca {
  color: #a705ca;
}
Background
.bg-a705ca {
  background-color: #a705ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a705ca {
  border: 2px solid #a705ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a705ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 5 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a705ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a705ca, #ca058b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a705ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 5 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.95 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.11 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.92 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.03 #58fa35 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a705ca  rgb(167, 5, 202)  hsl(289, 95%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#28ca05  rgb(40, 202, 5)  hsl(109, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#caa705  rgb(202, 167, 5)  hsl(49, 95%, 41%)  Metallic Gold
#05caa7  rgb(5, 202, 167)  hsl(169, 95%, 41%)  Caribbean Green