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#A705E2

#a705e2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a705e2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.11% cyan, 97.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 283.98°, with 95.67% saturation and 45.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1382

Complementary

  1. #a705e2
  2. #40e205

Split complementary

  1. #a705e2
  2. #aee205
  3. #05e238

Analogous

  1. #3805e2
  2. #a705e2
  3. #e205ae

Triadic

  1. #a705e2
  2. #e2a705
  3. #05e2a7

Tetradic

  1. #a705e2
  2. #e20540
  3. #40e205
  4. #05e2a7

Square

  1. #a705e2
  2. #e23805
  3. #40e205
  4. #05aee2

Monochromatic

  1. #38024c
  2. #700397
  3. #a705e2
  4. #c739fb
  5. #dc84fc

Shades

#a705e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a705e2
  2. #9605cb
  3. #8604b5
  4. #75049e
  5. #640388
  6. #540371
  7. #43025a
  8. #320244
  9. #21012d
  10. #110117
  11. #000000

Tints

#a705e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a705e2
  2. #b01ee5
  3. #b937e8
  4. #c150eb
  5. #ca69ee
  6. #d382f1
  7. #dc9bf3
  8. #e5b4f6
  9. #edcdf9
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a705e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a705e2
  2. #a311d8
  3. #9f1ece
  4. #9b2ac5
  5. #9736bb
  6. #9443b1
  7. #904fa7
  8. #8c5b9d
  9. #886794
  10. #84748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8652a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ade ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f5285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #584ce5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6754e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a340b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a705e2 {
  color: #a705e2;
}
Background
.bg-a705e2 {
  background-color: #a705e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a705e2 {
  border: 2px solid #a705e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a705e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 5 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a705e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a705e2, #e205ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a705e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 5 226 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.84 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.53 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.00 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.88 #58fa1d Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a705e2  rgb(167, 5, 226)  hsl(284, 96%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#40e205  rgb(64, 226, 5)  hsl(104, 96%, 45%)  Lime Green
#e2a705  rgb(226, 167, 5)  hsl(44, 96%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#05e2a7  rgb(5, 226, 167)  hsl(164, 96%, 45%)  Caribbean Green