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#A802DC

#a802dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a802dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 0.78% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.64% cyan, 99.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 285.69°, with 98.2% saturation and 43.53% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1354

Complementary

  1. #a802dc
  2. #36dc02

Split complementary

  1. #a802dc
  2. #a3dc02
  3. #02dc3b

Analogous

  1. #3b02dc
  2. #a802dc
  3. #dc02a3

Triadic

  1. #a802dc
  2. #dca802
  3. #02dca8

Tetradic

  1. #a802dc
  2. #dc0236
  3. #36dc02
  4. #02dca8

Square

  1. #a802dc
  2. #dc3b02
  3. #36dc02
  4. #02a3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #340144
  2. #6e0190
  3. #a802dc
  4. #cc2dfd
  5. #de79fe

Shades

#a802dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a802dc
  2. #9702c6
  3. #8602b0
  4. #76019a
  5. #650184
  6. #54016e
  7. #430158
  8. #320142
  9. #22002c
  10. #110016
  11. #000000

Tints

#a802dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a802dc
  2. #b11be0
  3. #b935e3
  4. #c24ee7
  5. #cb67ea
  6. #d481ee
  7. #dc9af1
  8. #e5b3f5
  9. #eeccf8
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a802dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a802dc
  2. #a40fd3
  3. #a01bca
  4. #9c28c0
  5. #9834b7
  6. #9441ae
  7. #904ea5
  8. #8c5a9c
  9. #886792
  10. #847389
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8651a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ad8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a24e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b4bdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a53da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a53cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a802dc {
  color: #a802dc;
}
Background
.bg-a802dc {
  background-color: #a802dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a802dc {
  border: 2px solid #a802dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a802dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 2 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 98% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a802dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a802dc, #dc02a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a802dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 2 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.43 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.69 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.95 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.88 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.50 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.36 #57fd23 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a802dc  rgb(168, 2, 220)  hsl(286, 98%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#36dc02  rgb(54, 220, 2)  hsl(106, 98%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dca802  rgb(220, 168, 2)  hsl(46, 98%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#02dca8  rgb(2, 220, 168)  hsl(166, 98%, 44%)  Caribbean Green