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#A712DB

#a712db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a712db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 7.06% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.74% cyan, 91.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 284.48°, with 84.81% saturation and 46.47% 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 3.04.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1376

Complementary

  1. #a712db
  2. #46db12

Split complementary

  1. #a712db
  2. #aadb12
  3. #12db43

Analogous

  1. #4312db
  2. #a712db
  3. #db12aa

Triadic

  1. #a712db
  2. #dba712
  3. #12dba7

Tetradic

  1. #a712db
  2. #db1246
  3. #46db12
  4. #12dba7

Square

  1. #a712db
  2. #db4312
  3. #46db12
  4. #12aadb

Monochromatic

  1. #3b064e
  2. #710c94
  3. #a712db
  4. #c549f0
  5. #dc90f6

Shades

#a712db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a712db
  2. #9610c5
  3. #860eaf
  4. #750d99
  5. #640b83
  6. #54096e
  7. #430758
  8. #320542
  9. #21042c
  10. #110216
  11. #000000

Tints

#a712db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a712db
  2. #b02adf
  3. #b941e2
  4. #c159e6
  5. #ca71e9
  6. #d389ed
  7. #dca0f1
  8. #e5b8f4
  9. #edd0f8
  10. #f6e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a712db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a712db
  2. #a31dd2
  3. #9f28c9
  4. #9b33c0
  5. #973eb7
  6. #9449ae
  7. #9054a4
  8. #8c5f9b
  9. #886a92
  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 #8652a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a15081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c4dde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b55d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a43fad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a712db {
  color: #a712db;
}
Background
.bg-a712db {
  background-color: #a712db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a712db {
  border: 2px solid #a712db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a712db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 18 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a712db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a712db, #db12aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a712db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 18 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.04 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.10 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.70 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.96 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.35 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.50 #58ed24 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a712db  rgb(167, 18, 219)  hsl(284, 85%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#46db12  rgb(70, 219, 18)  hsl(104, 85%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dba712  rgb(219, 167, 18)  hsl(44, 85%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#12dba7  rgb(18, 219, 167)  hsl(164, 85%, 46%)  Caribbean Green