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#A809CD

#a809cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a809cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 3.53% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.05% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 288.67°, with 91.59% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1293

Complementary

  1. #a809cd
  2. #2ecd09

Split complementary

  1. #a809cd
  2. #90cd09
  3. #09cd46

Analogous

  1. #4609cd
  2. #a809cd
  3. #cd0990

Triadic

  1. #a809cd
  2. #cda809
  3. #09cda8

Tetradic

  1. #a809cd
  2. #cd092e
  3. #2ecd09
  4. #09cda8

Square

  1. #a809cd
  2. #cd4609
  3. #2ecd09
  4. #0990cd

Monochromatic

  1. #30033a
  2. #6c0684
  3. #a809cd
  4. #d02df6
  5. #e076f9

Shades

#a809cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a809cd
  2. #9708b9
  3. #8607a4
  4. #760690
  5. #65057b
  6. #540567
  7. #430452
  8. #32033e
  9. #220229
  10. #110115
  11. #000000

Tints

#a809cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a809cd
  2. #b122d2
  3. #b93ad7
  4. #c253dc
  5. #cb6be1
  6. #d484e6
  7. #dc9deb
  8. #e5b5f0
  9. #eecef5
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a809cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a809cd
  2. #a415c5
  3. #a021be
  4. #9c2db6
  5. #9839ae
  6. #9445a7
  7. #90509f
  8. #8c5c97
  9. #88688f
  10. #847488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854f9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1469c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a64678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6148d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7052cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a737a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a809cd {
  color: #a809cd;
}
Background
.bg-a809cd {
  background-color: #a809cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a809cd {
  border: 2px solid #a809cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a809cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 9 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a809cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a809cd, #cd0990);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a809cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 9 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.31 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.71 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.97 #57f632 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a809cd  rgb(168, 9, 205)  hsl(289, 92%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#2ecd09  rgb(46, 205, 9)  hsl(109, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cda809  rgb(205, 168, 9)  hsl(49, 92%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#09cda8  rgb(9, 205, 168)  hsl(169, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green