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#A804D2

#a804d2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a804d2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 1.57% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 98.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 287.77°, with 96.26% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1306

Complementary

  1. #a804d2
  2. #2ed204

Split complementary

  1. #a804d2
  2. #95d204
  3. #04d241

Analogous

  1. #4104d2
  2. #a804d2
  3. #d20495

Triadic

  1. #a804d2
  2. #d2a804
  3. #04d2a8

Tetradic

  1. #a804d2
  2. #d2042e
  3. #2ed204
  4. #04d2a8

Square

  1. #a804d2
  2. #d24104
  3. #2ed204
  4. #0495d2

Monochromatic

  1. #30013c
  2. #6c0387
  3. #a804d2
  4. #d028fb
  5. #e073fc

Shades

#a804d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a804d2
  2. #9704bd
  3. #8603a8
  4. #760393
  5. #65027e
  6. #540269
  7. #430254
  8. #32013f
  9. #22012a
  10. #110015
  11. #000000

Tints

#a804d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a804d2
  2. #b11dd7
  3. #b936db
  4. #c24fe0
  5. #cb68e4
  6. #d482e9
  7. #dc9bed
  8. #e5b4f2
  9. #eecdf6
  10. #f6e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a804d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a804d2
  2. #a410ca
  3. #a01dc2
  4. #9c29b9
  5. #9836b1
  6. #9442a9
  7. #904ea1
  8. #8c5b99
  9. #886790
  10. #847488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854f9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dd7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5487b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f49d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e52d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a638a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a804d2 {
  color: #a804d2;
}
Background
.bg-a804d2 {
  background-color: #a804d2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a804d2 {
  border: 2px solid #a804d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a804d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 4 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 96% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a804d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a804d2, #d20495);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a804d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 4 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.03 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.35 #57fb2d Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a804d2  rgb(168, 4, 210)  hsl(288, 96%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#2ed204  rgb(46, 210, 4)  hsl(108, 96%, 42%)  Lime Green
#d2a804  rgb(210, 168, 4)  hsl(48, 96%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#04d2a8  rgb(4, 210, 168)  hsl(168, 96%, 42%)  Caribbean Green