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#A73BCF

#a73bcf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a73bcf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 23.14% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.32% cyan, 71.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 283.78°, with 60.66% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1585

Complementary

  1. #a73bcf
  2. #63cf3b

Split complementary

  1. #a73bcf
  2. #adcf3b
  3. #3bcf5d

Analogous

  1. #5d3bcf
  2. #a73bcf
  3. #cf3bad

Triadic

  1. #a73bcf
  2. #cfa73b
  3. #3bcfa7

Tetradic

  1. #a73bcf
  2. #cf3b63
  3. #63cf3b
  4. #3bcfa7

Square

  1. #a73bcf
  2. #cf5d3b
  3. #63cf3b
  4. #3badcf

Monochromatic

  1. #48165b
  2. #792598
  3. #a73bcf
  4. #c378de
  5. #deb6ed

Shades

#a73bcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a73bcf
  2. #9635ba
  3. #862fa6
  4. #752991
  5. #64237c
  6. #541e68
  7. #431853
  8. #32123e
  9. #210c29
  10. #110615
  11. #000000

Tints

#a73bcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a73bcf
  2. #b04fd4
  3. #b962d9
  4. #c176dd
  5. #ca89e2
  6. #d39de7
  7. #dcb1ec
  8. #e5c4f1
  9. #edd8f5
  10. #f6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a73bcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a73bcf
  2. #a342c7
  3. #9f49bf
  4. #9b50b7
  5. #9757af
  6. #945ea8
  7. #9064a0
  8. #8c6b98
  9. #887290
  10. #847988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895e9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3672cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a45a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #695ad2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7560cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a54fa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a73bcf {
  color: #a73bcf;
}
Background
.bg-a73bcf {
  background-color: #a73bcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a73bcf {
  border: 2px solid #a73bcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a73bcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 59 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 61% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a73bcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a73bcf, #cf3bad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a73bcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 59 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.12 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.58 #58c430 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a73bcf  rgb(167, 59, 207)  hsl(284, 61%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#63cf3b  rgb(99, 207, 59)  hsl(104, 61%, 52%)  Lime Green
#cfa73b  rgb(207, 167, 59)  hsl(44, 61%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#3bcfa7  rgb(59, 207, 167)  hsl(164, 61%, 52%)  Caribbean Green