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#A73CD7

#a73cd7 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a73cd7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 23.53% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.33% cyan, 72.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 281.42°, with 65.96% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.89.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1635

Complementary

  1. #a73cd7
  2. #6cd73c

Split complementary

  1. #a73cd7
  2. #b9d73c
  3. #3cd759

Analogous

  1. #593cd7
  2. #a73cd7
  3. #d73cb9

Triadic

  1. #a73cd7
  2. #d7a73c
  3. #3cd7a7

Tetradic

  1. #a73cd7
  2. #d73c6c
  3. #6cd73c
  4. #3cd7a7

Square

  1. #a73cd7
  2. #d7593c
  3. #6cd73c
  4. #3cb9d7

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1565
  2. #7c22a5
  3. #a73cd7
  4. #c47be4
  5. #e0bbf1

Shades

#a73cd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a73cd7
  2. #9636c2
  3. #8630ac
  4. #752a97
  5. #642481
  6. #541e6c
  7. #431856
  8. #321241
  9. #210c2b
  10. #110616
  11. #000000

Tints

#a73cd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a73cd7
  2. #b050db
  3. #b963df
  4. #c177e3
  5. #ca8ae7
  6. #d39eeb
  7. #dcb1ef
  8. #e5c5f3
  9. #edd8f7
  10. #f6ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a73cd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a73cd7
  2. #a343ce
  3. #9f4ac6
  4. #9b50bd
  5. #9757b4
  6. #945eac
  7. #9065a3
  8. #8c6c9a
  9. #887291
  10. #847989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a60a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d73d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a25e86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #675cda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7361d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a452ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a73cd7 {
  color: #a73cd7;
}
Background
.bg-a73cd7 {
  background-color: #a73cd7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a73cd7 {
  border: 2px solid #a73cd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a73cd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 60 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 66% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a73cd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a73cd7, #d73cb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a73cd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 60 215 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.89 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.02 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.19 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.79 #58c328 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a73cd7  rgb(167, 60, 215)  hsl(281, 66%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#6cd73c  rgb(108, 215, 60)  hsl(101, 66%, 54%)  Lime Green
#d7a73c  rgb(215, 167, 60)  hsl(41, 66%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#3cd7a7  rgb(60, 215, 167)  hsl(161, 66%, 54%)  Caribbean Green