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#A80CD8

#a80cd8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a80cd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 94.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 285.88°, with 89.47% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1355

Complementary

  1. #a80cd8
  2. #3cd80c

Split complementary

  1. #a80cd8
  2. #a2d80c
  3. #0cd842

Analogous

  1. #420cd8
  2. #a80cd8
  3. #d80ca2

Triadic

  1. #a80cd8
  2. #d8a80c
  3. #0cd8a8

Tetradic

  1. #a80cd8
  2. #d80c3c
  3. #3cd80c
  4. #0cd8a8

Square

  1. #a80cd8
  2. #d8420c
  3. #3cd80c
  4. #0ca2d8

Monochromatic

  1. #370447
  2. #700890
  3. #a80cd8
  4. #c93cf4
  5. #dd85f8

Shades

#a80cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a80cd8
  2. #970bc2
  3. #860aad
  4. #760897
  5. #650782
  6. #54066c
  7. #430556
  8. #320441
  9. #22022b
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#a80cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a80cd8
  2. #b124dc
  3. #b93de0
  4. #c255e4
  5. #cb6de8
  6. #d486ec
  7. #dc9eef
  8. #e5b6f3
  9. #eecef7
  10. #f6e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a80cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a80cd8
  2. #a418cf
  3. #a023c6
  4. #9c2fbe
  5. #983ab5
  6. #9446ac
  7. #9052a3
  8. #8c5d9a
  9. #886992
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8651a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ad4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a34d7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d4bdb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c54d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a53caa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a80cd8 {
  color: #a80cd8;
}
Background
.bg-a80cd8 {
  background-color: #a80cd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a80cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #a80cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a80cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 12 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 89% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a80cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a80cd8, #d80ca2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a80cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 12 216 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.11 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.18 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.35 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.48 #57f327 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a80cd8  rgb(168, 12, 216)  hsl(286, 89%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#3cd80c  rgb(60, 216, 12)  hsl(106, 89%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d8a80c  rgb(216, 168, 12)  hsl(46, 89%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#0cd8a8  rgb(12, 216, 168)  hsl(166, 89%, 45%)  Caribbean Green