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#A74BD2

#a74bd2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a74bd2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 29.41% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.48% cyan, 64.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 280.89°, with 60% saturation and 55.88% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.179

Complementary

  1. #a74bd2
  2. #76d24b

Split complementary

  1. #a74bd2
  2. #b9d24b
  3. #4bd263

Analogous

  1. #634bd2
  2. #a74bd2
  3. #d24bb9

Triadic

  1. #a74bd2
  2. #d2a74b
  3. #4bd2a7

Tetradic

  1. #a74bd2
  2. #d24b76
  3. #76d24b
  4. #4bd2a7

Square

  1. #a74bd2
  2. #d2634b
  3. #76d24b
  4. #4bb9d2

Monochromatic

  1. #501a6a
  2. #7f2aa7
  3. #a74bd2
  4. #c588e1
  5. #e3c5f1

Shades

#a74bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a74bd2
  2. #9644bd
  3. #863ca8
  4. #753593
  5. #642d7e
  6. #542669
  7. #431e54
  8. #32173f
  9. #210f2a
  10. #110815
  11. #000000

Tints

#a74bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a74bd2
  2. #b05dd7
  3. #b96fdb
  4. #c181e0
  5. #ca93e4
  6. #d3a5e9
  7. #dcb7ed
  8. #e5c9f2
  9. #eddbf6
  10. #f6edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a74bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a74bd2
  2. #a350ca
  3. #9f56c2
  4. #9b5bb9
  5. #9760b1
  6. #9466a9
  7. #906ba1
  8. #8c7099
  9. #887590
  10. #847b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c67a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0370d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4377cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a36588 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e64d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7868d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a45cab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a74bd2 {
  color: #a74bd2;
}
Background
.bg-a74bd2 {
  background-color: #a74bd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a74bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #a74bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a74bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 75 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 60% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a74bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a74bd2, #d24bb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a74bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 75 210 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.57 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.15 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.96 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.02 #58b42d Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a74bd2  rgb(167, 75, 210)  hsl(281, 60%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#76d24b  rgb(118, 210, 75)  hsl(101, 60%, 56%)  Lime Green
#d2a74b  rgb(210, 167, 75)  hsl(41, 60%, 56%)  Goldenrod
#4bd2a7  rgb(75, 210, 167)  hsl(161, 60%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine