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#A72EDD

#a72edd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a72edd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 18.04% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.43% cyan, 79.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 281.49°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1539

Complementary

  1. #a72edd
  2. #64dd2e

Split complementary

  1. #a72edd
  2. #bbdd2e
  3. #2edd4f

Analogous

  1. #4f2edd
  2. #a72edd
  3. #dd2ebb

Triadic

  1. #a72edd
  2. #dda72e
  3. #2edda7

Tetradic

  1. #a72edd
  2. #dd2e64
  3. #64dd2e
  4. #2edda7

Square

  1. #a72edd
  2. #dd4f2e
  3. #64dd2e
  4. #2ebbdd

Monochromatic

  1. #491062
  2. #7a1ba4
  3. #a72edd
  4. #c370e8
  5. #deb2f2

Shades

#a72edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a72edd
  2. #9629c7
  3. #8625b1
  4. #75209b
  5. #641c85
  6. #54176f
  7. #431258
  8. #320e42
  9. #21092c
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#a72edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a72edd
  2. #b043e0
  3. #b958e4
  4. #c16de7
  5. #ca82eb
  6. #d397ee
  7. #dcabf1
  8. #e5c0f5
  9. #edd5f8
  10. #f6eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a72edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a72edd
  2. #a336d4
  3. #9f3eca
  4. #9b47c1
  5. #974fb8
  6. #9457af
  7. #905fa5
  8. #8c679c
  9. #887093
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885aa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0270d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a05a87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6156e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e5cdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a34cb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a72edd {
  color: #a72edd;
}
Background
.bg-a72edd {
  background-color: #a72edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a72edd {
  border: 2px solid #a72edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a72edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 46 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a72edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a72edd, #dd2ebb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a72edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 46 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.99 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.41 #58d122 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a72edd  rgb(167, 46, 221)  hsl(281, 72%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#64dd2e  rgb(100, 221, 46)  hsl(101, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dda72e  rgb(221, 167, 46)  hsl(41, 72%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2edda7  rgb(46, 221, 167)  hsl(161, 72%, 52%)  Caribbean Green