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#A809CE

#a809ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a809ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.45% cyan, 95.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 288.43°, with 91.63% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.84:1 (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 luminance0.1298

Complementary

  1. #a809ce
  2. #2fce09

Split complementary

  1. #a809ce
  2. #91ce09
  3. #09ce46

Analogous

  1. #4609ce
  2. #a809ce
  3. #ce0991

Triadic

  1. #a809ce
  2. #cea809
  3. #09cea8

Tetradic

  1. #a809ce
  2. #ce092f
  3. #2fce09
  4. #09cea8

Square

  1. #a809ce
  2. #ce4609
  3. #2fce09
  4. #0991ce

Monochromatic

  1. #30033b
  2. #6c0685
  3. #a809ce
  4. #cf2ef6
  5. #e077f9

Shades

#a809ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a809ce
  2. #9708b9
  3. #8607a5
  4. #760690
  5. #65057c
  6. #540567
  7. #430452
  8. #32033e
  9. #220229
  10. #110115
  11. #000000

Tints

#a809ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a809ce
  2. #b122d3
  3. #b93ad8
  4. #c253dd
  5. #cb6be2
  6. #d484e7
  7. #dc9deb
  8. #e5b5f0
  9. #eecef5
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a809ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a809ce
  2. #a415c6
  3. #a021be
  4. #9c2db7
  5. #9839af
  6. #9445a7
  7. #90509f
  8. #8c5c97
  9. #886890
  10. #847488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854f9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1169ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a64779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6149d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f53cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a737a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a809ce {
  color: #a809ce;
}
Background
.bg-a809ce {
  background-color: #a809ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a809ce {
  border: 2px solid #a809ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a809ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 9 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a809ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a809ce, #ce0991);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a809ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 9 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.01 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.56 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.52 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.02 #57f631 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a809ce  rgb(168, 9, 206)  hsl(288, 92%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#2fce09  rgb(47, 206, 9)  hsl(108, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cea809  rgb(206, 168, 9)  hsl(48, 92%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#09cea8  rgb(9, 206, 168)  hsl(168, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green