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#A809DA

#a809da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a809da 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.94% cyan, 95.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 285.65°, with 92.07% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1358

Complementary

  1. #a809da
  2. #3bda09

Split complementary

  1. #a809da
  2. #a3da09
  3. #09da40

Analogous

  1. #4009da
  2. #a809da
  3. #da09a3

Triadic

  1. #a809da
  2. #daa809
  3. #09daa8

Tetradic

  1. #a809da
  2. #da093b
  3. #3bda09
  4. #09daa8

Square

  1. #a809da
  2. #da4009
  3. #3bda09
  4. #09a3da

Monochromatic

  1. #370347
  2. #6f0691
  3. #a809da
  4. #c939f7
  5. #dd82fa

Shades

#a809da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a809da
  2. #9708c4
  3. #8607ae
  4. #760699
  5. #650583
  6. #54056d
  7. #430457
  8. #320341
  9. #22022c
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#a809da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a809da
  2. #b122de
  3. #b93ae1
  4. #c253e5
  5. #cb6be9
  6. #d484ed
  7. #dc9df0
  8. #e5b5f4
  9. #eecef8
  10. #f6e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a809da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a809da
  2. #a415d1
  3. #a021c8
  4. #9c2dbf
  5. #9839b6
  6. #9445ad
  7. #9050a4
  8. #8c5c9b
  9. #886892
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8651a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ad6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a34e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c4bdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b54d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a53dac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a809da {
  color: #a809da;
}
Background
.bg-a809da {
  background-color: #a809da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a809da {
  border: 2px solid #a809da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a809da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 9 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a809da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a809da, #da09a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a809da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 9 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.23 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.06 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.12 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.55 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.58 #57f625 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a809da  rgb(168, 9, 218)  hsl(286, 92%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#3bda09  rgb(59, 218, 9)  hsl(106, 92%, 45%)  Lime Green
#daa809  rgb(218, 168, 9)  hsl(46, 92%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#09daa8  rgb(9, 218, 168)  hsl(166, 92%, 45%)  Caribbean Green