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#A72CD5

#a72cd5 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a72cd5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 17.25% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.6% cyan, 79.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 283.67°, with 66.8% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1482

Complementary

  1. #a72cd5
  2. #5ad52c

Split complementary

  1. #a72cd5
  2. #aed52c
  3. #2cd552

Analogous

  1. #522cd5
  2. #a72cd5
  3. #d52cae

Triadic

  1. #a72cd5
  2. #d5a72c
  3. #2cd5a7

Tetradic

  1. #a72cd5
  2. #d52c5a
  3. #5ad52c
  4. #2cd5a7

Square

  1. #a72cd5
  2. #d5522c
  3. #5ad52c
  4. #2caed5

Monochromatic

  1. #441157
  2. #761e97
  3. #a72cd5
  4. #c26ce2
  5. #dcacee

Shades

#a72cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a72cd5
  2. #9628c0
  3. #8623aa
  4. #751f95
  5. #641a80
  6. #54166b
  7. #431255
  8. #320d40
  9. #21092b
  10. #110415
  11. #000000

Tints

#a72cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a72cd5
  2. #b041d9
  3. #b956dd
  4. #c16be2
  5. #ca80e6
  6. #d396ea
  7. #dcabee
  8. #e5c0f2
  9. #edd5f7
  10. #f6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a72cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a72cd5
  2. #a334cd
  3. #9f3dc4
  4. #9b45bc
  5. #974eb3
  6. #9456ab
  7. #905ea2
  8. #8c679a
  9. #886f91
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8759a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c6ed2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a35582 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6354d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #705bd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a448a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a72cd5 {
  color: #a72cd5;
}
Background
.bg-a72cd5 {
  background-color: #a72cd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a72cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #a72cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a72cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 44 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 67% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a72cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a72cd5, #d52cae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a72cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 44 213 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.65 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.80 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.08 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.76 #58d32a Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a72cd5  rgb(167, 44, 213)  hsl(284, 67%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#5ad52c  rgb(90, 213, 44)  hsl(104, 67%, 50%)  Lime Green
#d5a72c  rgb(213, 167, 44)  hsl(44, 67%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#2cd5a7  rgb(44, 213, 167)  hsl(164, 67%, 50%)  Caribbean Green