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#A74DCB

#a74dcb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a74dcb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 30.2% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.73% cyan, 62.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 54.78% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1784

Complementary

  1. #a74dcb
  2. #71cb4d

Split complementary

  1. #a74dcb
  2. #b0cb4d
  3. #4dcb68

Analogous

  1. #684dcb
  2. #a74dcb
  3. #cb4db0

Triadic

  1. #a74dcb
  2. #cba74d
  3. #4dcba7

Tetradic

  1. #a74dcb
  2. #cb4d71
  3. #71cb4d
  4. #4dcba7

Square

  1. #a74dcb
  2. #cb684d
  3. #71cb4d
  4. #4db0cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1d62
  2. #7e2e9d
  3. #a74dcb
  4. #c488dc
  5. #e2c3ee

Shades

#a74dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a74dcb
  2. #9645b7
  3. #863ea2
  4. #75368e
  5. #642e7a
  6. #542766
  7. #431f51
  8. #32173d
  9. #210f29
  10. #110814
  11. #000000

Tints

#a74dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a74dcb
  2. #b05fd0
  3. #b971d5
  4. #c182db
  5. #ca94e0
  6. #d3a6e5
  7. #dcb8ea
  8. #e5caef
  9. #eddbf5
  10. #f6edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a74dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a74dcb
  2. #a352c4
  3. #9f57bc
  4. #9b5cb5
  5. #9761ad
  6. #9467a6
  7. #906c9e
  8. #8c7197
  9. #88768f
  10. #847b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c679f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2070cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b78c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a46485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7064cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b69c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a55ca6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a74dcb {
  color: #a74dcb;
}
Background
.bg-a74dcb {
  background-color: #a74dcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a74dcb {
  border: 2px solid #a74dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a74dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 77 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a74dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a74dcb, #cb4db0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a74dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 77 203 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.62 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.45 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.09 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.68 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.87 #58b234 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a74dcb  rgb(167, 77, 203)  hsl(283, 55%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#71cb4d  rgb(113, 203, 77)  hsl(103, 55%, 55%)  Mantis
#cba74d  rgb(203, 167, 77)  hsl(43, 55%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#4dcba7  rgb(77, 203, 167)  hsl(163, 55%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine