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#A71CE2

#a71ce2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a71ce2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 10.98% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.11% cyan, 87.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 282.12°, with 77.95% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1454

Complementary

  1. #a71ce2
  2. #57e21c

Split complementary

  1. #a71ce2
  2. #bae21c
  3. #1ce244

Analogous

  1. #441ce2
  2. #a71ce2
  3. #e21cba

Triadic

  1. #a71ce2
  2. #e2a71c
  3. #1ce2a7

Tetradic

  1. #a71ce2
  2. #e21c57
  3. #57e21c
  4. #1ce2a7

Square

  1. #a71ce2
  2. #e2441c
  3. #57e21c
  4. #1cbae2

Monochromatic

  1. #420b5a
  2. #75149e
  3. #a71ce2
  4. #c25feb
  5. #dca3f4

Shades

#a71ce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a71ce2
  2. #9619cb
  3. #8616b5
  4. #75149e
  5. #641188
  6. #540e71
  7. #430b5a
  8. #320844
  9. #21062d
  10. #110317
  11. #000000

Tints

#a71ce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a71ce2
  2. #b033e5
  3. #b949e8
  4. #c160eb
  5. #ca77ee
  6. #d38ef1
  7. #dca4f3
  8. #e5bbf6
  9. #edd2f9
  10. #f6e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a71ce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a71ce2
  2. #a326d8
  3. #9f30ce
  4. #9b3ac5
  5. #9744bb
  6. #944eb1
  7. #9058a7
  8. #8c629d
  9. #886c94
  10. #84768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8755a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f5687 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b51e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6957e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a245b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a71ce2 {
  color: #a71ce2;
}
Background
.bg-a71ce2 {
  background-color: #a71ce2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a71ce2 {
  border: 2px solid #a71ce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a71ce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 28 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 78% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a71ce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a71ce2, #e21cba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a71ce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 28 226 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.87 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.95 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.51 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.39 #58e31d Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a71ce2  rgb(167, 28, 226)  hsl(282, 78%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#57e21c  rgb(87, 226, 28)  hsl(102, 78%, 50%)  Lime Green
#e2a71c  rgb(226, 167, 28)  hsl(42, 78%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#1ce2a7  rgb(28, 226, 167)  hsl(162, 78%, 50%)  Caribbean Green