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#A71CD9

#a71cd9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a71cd9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 10.98% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.04% cyan, 87.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 284.13°, with 77.14% saturation and 48.04% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1406

Complementary

  1. #a71cd9
  2. #4ed91c

Split complementary

  1. #a71cd9
  2. #acd91c
  3. #1cd949

Analogous

  1. #491cd9
  2. #a71cd9
  3. #d91cac

Triadic

  1. #a71cd9
  2. #d9a71c
  3. #1cd9a7

Tetradic

  1. #a71cd9
  2. #d91c4e
  3. #4ed91c
  4. #1cd9a7

Square

  1. #a71cd9
  2. #d9491c
  3. #4ed91c
  4. #1cacd9

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0b51
  2. #731395
  3. #a71cd9
  4. #c358e9
  5. #db9cf2

Shades

#a71cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a71cd9
  2. #9619c3
  3. #8616ae
  4. #751498
  5. #641182
  6. #540e6d
  7. #430b57
  8. #320841
  9. #21062b
  10. #110316
  11. #000000

Tints

#a71cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a71cd9
  2. #b033dd
  3. #b949e1
  4. #c160e4
  5. #ca77e8
  6. #d38eec
  7. #dca4f0
  8. #e5bbf4
  9. #edd2f7
  10. #f6e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a71cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a71cd9
  2. #a326d0
  3. #9f30c7
  4. #9b3abe
  5. #9744b5
  6. #944ead
  7. #9058a4
  8. #8c629b
  9. #886c92
  10. #847689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8654a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a25181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e4fdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c56d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a442ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a71cd9 {
  color: #a71cd9;
}
Background
.bg-a71cd9 {
  background-color: #a71cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a71cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #a71cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a71cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 28 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a71cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a71cd9, #d91cac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a71cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 28 217 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.71 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.97 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.00 #58e326 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a71cd9  rgb(167, 28, 217)  hsl(284, 77%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#4ed91c  rgb(78, 217, 28)  hsl(104, 77%, 48%)  Lime Green
#d9a71c  rgb(217, 167, 28)  hsl(44, 77%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#1cd9a7  rgb(28, 217, 167)  hsl(164, 77%, 48%)  Caribbean Green