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#A714CF

#a714cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a714cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 7.84% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.32% cyan, 90.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 287.17°, with 82.38% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1322

Complementary

  1. #a714cf
  2. #3ccf14

Split complementary

  1. #a714cf
  2. #99cf14
  3. #14cf4a

Analogous

  1. #4a14cf
  2. #a714cf
  3. #cf1499

Triadic

  1. #a714cf
  2. #cfa714
  3. #14cfa7

Tetradic

  1. #a714cf
  2. #cf143c
  3. #3ccf14
  4. #14cfa7

Square

  1. #a714cf
  2. #cf4a14
  3. #3ccf14
  4. #1499cf

Monochromatic

  1. #360743
  2. #6f0d89
  3. #a714cf
  4. #c843ed
  5. #dd88f4

Shades

#a714cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a714cf
  2. #9612ba
  3. #8610a6
  4. #750e91
  5. #640c7c
  6. #540a68
  7. #430853
  8. #32063e
  9. #210429
  10. #110215
  11. #000000

Tints

#a714cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a714cf
  2. #b02cd4
  3. #b943d9
  4. #c15bdd
  5. #ca72e2
  6. #d38ae7
  7. #dca1ec
  8. #e5b9f1
  9. #edd0f5
  10. #f6e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a714cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a714cf
  2. #a31fc7
  3. #9f2abf
  4. #9b34b7
  5. #973faf
  6. #944aa8
  7. #9055a0
  8. #8c6098
  9. #886a90
  10. #847588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85519b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ed3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1169cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a44a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #604bd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f54cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a53ba3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a714cf {
  color: #a714cf;
}
Background
.bg-a714cf {
  background-color: #a714cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a714cf {
  border: 2px solid #a714cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a714cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 20 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 82% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a714cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a714cf, #cf1499);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a714cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 20 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.85 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.34 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.74 #58eb30 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a714cf  rgb(167, 20, 207)  hsl(287, 82%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#3ccf14  rgb(60, 207, 20)  hsl(107, 82%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cfa714  rgb(207, 167, 20)  hsl(47, 82%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#14cfa7  rgb(20, 207, 167)  hsl(167, 82%, 45%)  Caribbean Green