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#A70EDD

#a70edd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a70edd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 5.49% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.43% cyan, 93.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 284.35°, with 88.09% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1375

Complementary

  1. #a70edd
  2. #44dd0e

Split complementary

  1. #a70edd
  2. #acdd0e
  3. #0edd40

Analogous

  1. #400edd
  2. #a70edd
  3. #dd0eac

Triadic

  1. #a70edd
  2. #dda70e
  3. #0edda7

Tetradic

  1. #a70edd
  2. #dd0e44
  3. #44dd0e
  4. #0edda7

Square

  1. #a70edd
  2. #dd400e
  3. #44dd0e
  4. #0eacdd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a054d
  2. #710995
  3. #a70edd
  4. #c644f3
  5. #dc8cf8

Shades

#a70edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a70edd
  2. #960dc7
  3. #860bb1
  4. #750a9b
  5. #640885
  6. #54076f
  7. #430658
  8. #320442
  9. #21032c
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#a70edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a70edd
  2. #b026e0
  3. #b93ee4
  4. #c156e7
  5. #ca6eeb
  6. #d387ee
  7. #dc9ff1
  8. #e5b7f5
  9. #edcff8
  10. #f6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a70edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a70edd
  2. #a319d4
  3. #9f25ca
  4. #9b30c1
  5. #973cb8
  6. #9447af
  7. #9052a5
  8. #8c5e9c
  9. #886993
  10. #847589
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8652a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ad9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a15082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b4de0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a54db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a33fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a70edd {
  color: #a70edd;
}
Background
.bg-a70edd {
  background-color: #a70edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a70edd {
  border: 2px solid #a70edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a70edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 14 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 88% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a70edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a70edd, #dd0eac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a70edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 14 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.22 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.73 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.72 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.26 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.29 #58f122 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a70edd  rgb(167, 14, 221)  hsl(284, 88%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#44dd0e  rgb(68, 221, 14)  hsl(104, 88%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dda70e  rgb(221, 167, 14)  hsl(44, 88%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#0edda7  rgb(14, 221, 167)  hsl(164, 88%, 46%)  Caribbean Green