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#A736CC

#a736cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a736cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 21.18% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.14% cyan, 73.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 285.2°, with 59.52% saturation and 50.59% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1521

Complementary

  1. #a736cc
  2. #5bcc36

Split complementary

  1. #a736cc
  2. #a6cc36
  3. #36cc5c

Analogous

  1. #5c36cc
  2. #a736cc
  3. #cc36a6

Triadic

  1. #a736cc
  2. #cca736
  3. #36cca7

Tetradic

  1. #a736cc
  2. #cc365b
  3. #5bcc36
  4. #36cca7

Square

  1. #a736cc
  2. #cc5c36
  3. #5bcc36
  4. #36a6cc

Monochromatic

  1. #441554
  2. #762591
  3. #a736cc
  4. #c273db
  5. #dcb0eb

Shades

#a736cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a736cc
  2. #9631b8
  3. #862ba3
  4. #75268f
  5. #64207a
  6. #541b66
  7. #431652
  8. #32103d
  9. #210b29
  10. #110514
  11. #000000

Tints

#a736cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a736cc
  2. #b04ad1
  3. #b95ed6
  4. #c172db
  5. #ca86e0
  6. #d39be6
  7. #dcafeb
  8. #e5c3f0
  9. #edd7f5
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a736cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a736cc
  2. #a33dc4
  3. #9f45bd
  4. #9b4cb5
  5. #9754ae
  6. #945ba6
  7. #90629e
  8. #8c6a97
  9. #88718f
  10. #847988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885c9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3570c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5567f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6857cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #745eca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a64ba3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a736cc {
  color: #a736cc;
}
Background
.bg-a736cc {
  background-color: #a736cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a736cc {
  border: 2px solid #a736cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a736cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 54 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a736cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a736cc, #cc36a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a736cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 54 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.01 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.90 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.96 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.13 #58c933 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a736cc  rgb(167, 54, 204)  hsl(285, 60%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#5bcc36  rgb(91, 204, 54)  hsl(105, 60%, 51%)  Lime Green
#cca736  rgb(204, 167, 54)  hsl(45, 60%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#36cca7  rgb(54, 204, 167)  hsl(165, 60%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine