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#A705DD

#a705dd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a705dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.43% cyan, 97.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 95.58% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1354

Complementary

  1. #a705dd
  2. #3bdd05

Split complementary

  1. #a705dd
  2. #a7dd05
  3. #05dd3b

Analogous

  1. #3b05dd
  2. #a705dd
  3. #dd05a7

Triadic

  1. #a705dd
  2. #dda705
  3. #05dda7

Tetradic

  1. #a705dd
  2. #dd053b
  3. #3bdd05
  4. #05dda7

Square

  1. #a705dd
  2. #dd3b05
  3. #3bdd05
  4. #05a7dd

Monochromatic

  1. #360247
  2. #6e0392
  3. #a705dd
  4. #c934fa
  5. #dd7ffc

Shades

#a705dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a705dd
  2. #9605c7
  3. #8604b1
  4. #75049b
  5. #640385
  6. #54036f
  7. #430258
  8. #320242
  9. #21012c
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#a705dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a705dd
  2. #b01ee0
  3. #b937e4
  4. #c150e7
  5. #ca69eb
  6. #d382ee
  7. #dc9bf1
  8. #e5b4f5
  9. #edcdf8
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a705dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a705dd
  2. #a311d4
  3. #9f1eca
  4. #9b2ac1
  5. #9736b8
  6. #9443af
  7. #904fa5
  8. #8c5b9c
  9. #886793
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8551a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ad9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a14f82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a4be0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6953db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a33dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a705dd {
  color: #a705dd;
}
Background
.bg-a705dd {
  background-color: #a705dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a705dd {
  border: 2px solid #a705dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a705dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 5 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a705dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a705dd, #dd05a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a705dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 5 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.75 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.47 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.17 #58fa22 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a705dd  rgb(167, 5, 221)  hsl(285, 96%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#3bdd05  rgb(59, 221, 5)  hsl(105, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dda705  rgb(221, 167, 5)  hsl(45, 96%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#05dda7  rgb(5, 221, 167)  hsl(165, 96%, 44%)  Caribbean Green