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#A809DC

#a809dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a809dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.64% cyan, 95.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 285.21°, with 92.14% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1369

Complementary

  1. #a809dc
  2. #3ddc09

Split complementary

  1. #a809dc
  2. #a7dc09
  3. #09dc3e

Analogous

  1. #3e09dc
  2. #a809dc
  3. #dc09a7

Triadic

  1. #a809dc
  2. #dca809
  3. #09dca8

Tetradic

  1. #a809dc
  2. #dc093d
  3. #3ddc09
  4. #09dca8

Square

  1. #a809dc
  2. #dc3e09
  3. #3ddc09
  4. #09a7dc

Monochromatic

  1. #380349
  2. #700692
  3. #a809dc
  4. #c93bf7
  5. #dd84fa

Shades

#a809dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a809dc
  2. #9708c6
  3. #8607b0
  4. #76069a
  5. #650584
  6. #54056e
  7. #430458
  8. #320342
  9. #22022c
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#a809dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a809dc
  2. #b122e0
  3. #b93ae3
  4. #c253e7
  5. #cb6bea
  6. #d484ee
  7. #dc9df1
  8. #e5b5f5
  9. #eecef8
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a809dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a809dc
  2. #a415d3
  3. #a021ca
  4. #9c2dc0
  5. #9839b7
  6. #9445ae
  7. #9050a5
  8. #8c5c9c
  9. #886892
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8651a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ad8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a24f81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c4cdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b54da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a53ead ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a809dc {
  color: #a809dc;
}
Background
.bg-a809dc {
  background-color: #a809dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a809dc {
  border: 2px solid #a809dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a809dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 9 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a809dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a809dc, #dc09a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a809dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 9 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.94 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.91 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.35 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.45 #57f623 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a809dc  rgb(168, 9, 220)  hsl(285, 92%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#3ddc09  rgb(61, 220, 9)  hsl(105, 92%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dca809  rgb(220, 168, 9)  hsl(45, 92%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#09dca8  rgb(9, 220, 168)  hsl(165, 92%, 45%)  Caribbean Green