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#A80CD4

#a80cd4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a80cd4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 4.71% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.75% cyan, 94.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 286.8°, with 89.29% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1334

Complementary

  1. #a80cd4
  2. #38d40c

Split complementary

  1. #a80cd4
  2. #9cd40c
  3. #0cd444

Analogous

  1. #440cd4
  2. #a80cd4
  3. #d40c9c

Triadic

  1. #a80cd4
  2. #d4a80c
  3. #0cd4a8

Tetradic

  1. #a80cd4
  2. #d40c38
  3. #38d40c
  4. #0cd4a8

Square

  1. #a80cd4
  2. #d4440c
  3. #38d40c
  4. #0c9cd4

Monochromatic

  1. #350443
  2. #6f088c
  3. #a80cd4
  4. #cb39f4
  5. #de81f8

Shades

#a80cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a80cd4
  2. #970bbf
  3. #860aaa
  4. #760894
  5. #65077f
  6. #54066a
  7. #430555
  8. #320440
  9. #22022a
  10. #110115
  11. #000000

Tints

#a80cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a80cd4
  2. #b124d8
  3. #b93ddd
  4. #c255e1
  5. #cb6de5
  6. #d486ea
  7. #dc9eee
  8. #e5b6f2
  9. #eecef6
  10. #f6e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a80cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a80cd4
  2. #a418cc
  3. #a023c3
  4. #9c2fbb
  5. #983ab2
  6. #9446aa
  7. #9052a2
  8. #8c5d99
  9. #886991
  10. #847488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86519e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ed9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ad0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a44b7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f4ad7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e53d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a63ba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a80cd4 {
  color: #a80cd4;
}
Background
.bg-a80cd4 {
  background-color: #a80cd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a80cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #a80cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a80cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 12 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a80cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a80cd4, #d40c9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a80cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 12 212 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.49 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.72 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.80 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.24 #57f32b Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a80cd4  rgb(168, 12, 212)  hsl(287, 89%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#38d40c  rgb(56, 212, 12)  hsl(107, 89%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d4a80c  rgb(212, 168, 12)  hsl(47, 89%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#0cd4a8  rgb(12, 212, 168)  hsl(167, 89%, 44%)  Caribbean Green