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#A809CF

#a809cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a809cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.84% cyan, 95.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 288.18°, with 91.67% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1303

Complementary

  1. #a809cf
  2. #30cf09

Split complementary

  1. #a809cf
  2. #93cf09
  3. #09cf45

Analogous

  1. #4509cf
  2. #a809cf
  3. #cf0993

Triadic

  1. #a809cf
  2. #cfa809
  3. #09cfa8

Tetradic

  1. #a809cf
  2. #cf0930
  3. #30cf09
  4. #09cfa8

Square

  1. #a809cf
  2. #cf4509
  3. #30cf09
  4. #0993cf

Monochromatic

  1. #31033c
  2. #6c0686
  3. #a809cf
  4. #cf2ff6
  5. #e078f9

Shades

#a809cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a809cf
  2. #9708ba
  3. #8607a6
  4. #760691
  5. #65057c
  6. #540568
  7. #430453
  8. #32033e
  9. #220229
  10. #110115
  11. #000000

Tints

#a809cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a809cf
  2. #b122d4
  3. #b93ad9
  4. #c253dd
  5. #cb6be2
  6. #d484e7
  7. #dc9dec
  8. #e5b5f1
  9. #eecef5
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a809cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a809cf
  2. #a415c7
  3. #a021bf
  4. #9c2db7
  5. #9839af
  6. #9445a8
  7. #9050a0
  8. #8c5c98
  9. #886890
  10. #847488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85509b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0d69cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6487a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6049d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f53cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a738a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a809cf {
  color: #a809cf;
}
Background
.bg-a809cf {
  background-color: #a809cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a809cf {
  border: 2px solid #a809cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a809cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 9 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a809cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a809cf, #cf0993);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a809cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 9 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.23 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.42 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.39 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.06 #57f630 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a809cf  rgb(168, 9, 207)  hsl(288, 92%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#30cf09  rgb(48, 207, 9)  hsl(108, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cfa809  rgb(207, 168, 9)  hsl(48, 92%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#09cfa8  rgb(9, 207, 168)  hsl(168, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green