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#A809D5

#a809d5 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a809d5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.13% cyan, 95.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 286.76°, with 91.89% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1332

Complementary

  1. #a809d5
  2. #36d509

Split complementary

  1. #a809d5
  2. #9cd509
  3. #09d542

Analogous

  1. #4209d5
  2. #a809d5
  3. #d5099c

Triadic

  1. #a809d5
  2. #d5a809
  3. #09d5a8

Tetradic

  1. #a809d5
  2. #d50936
  3. #36d509
  4. #09d5a8

Square

  1. #a809d5
  2. #d54209
  3. #36d509
  4. #099cd5

Monochromatic

  1. #340342
  2. #6e068c
  3. #a809d5
  4. #cc34f6
  5. #de7dfa

Shades

#a809d5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a809d5
  2. #9708c0
  3. #8607aa
  4. #760695
  5. #650580
  6. #54056b
  7. #430455
  8. #320340
  9. #22022b
  10. #110115
  11. #000000

Tints

#a809d5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a809d5
  2. #b122d9
  3. #b93add
  4. #c253e2
  5. #cb6be6
  6. #d484ea
  7. #dc9dee
  8. #e5b5f2
  9. #eecef7
  10. #f6e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a809d5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a809d5
  2. #a415cd
  3. #a021c4
  4. #9c2dbc
  5. #9839b3
  6. #9445ab
  7. #9050a2
  8. #8c5c9a
  9. #886891
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86509f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005eda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ad1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a44b7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e4ad8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d53d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a63ba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a809d5 {
  color: #a809d5;
}
Background
.bg-a809d5 {
  background-color: #a809d5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a809d5 {
  border: 2px solid #a809d5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a809d5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 9 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 92% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a809d5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a809d5, #d5099c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a809d5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 9 213 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.13 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.59 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.68 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.08 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.38 #57f62a Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a809d5  rgb(168, 9, 213)  hsl(287, 92%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#36d509  rgb(54, 213, 9)  hsl(107, 92%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d5a809  rgb(213, 168, 9)  hsl(47, 92%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#09d5a8  rgb(9, 213, 168)  hsl(167, 92%, 44%)  Caribbean Green