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#A80CD9

#a80cd9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a80cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.58% cyan, 94.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 285.66°, with 89.52% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.136

Complementary

  1. #a80cd9
  2. #3dd90c

Split complementary

  1. #a80cd9
  2. #a3d90c
  3. #0cd942

Analogous

  1. #420cd9
  2. #a80cd9
  3. #d90ca3

Triadic

  1. #a80cd9
  2. #d9a80c
  3. #0cd9a8

Tetradic

  1. #a80cd9
  2. #d90c3d
  3. #3dd90c
  4. #0cd9a8

Square

  1. #a80cd9
  2. #d9420c
  3. #3dd90c
  4. #0ca3d9

Monochromatic

  1. #380448
  2. #700890
  3. #a80cd9
  4. #c93df4
  5. #dd86f8

Shades

#a80cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a80cd9
  2. #970bc3
  3. #860aae
  4. #760898
  5. #650782
  6. #54066d
  7. #430557
  8. #320441
  9. #22022b
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#a80cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a80cd9
  2. #b124dd
  3. #b93de1
  4. #c255e4
  5. #cb6de8
  6. #d486ec
  7. #dc9ef0
  8. #e5b6f4
  9. #eecef7
  10. #f6e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a80cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a80cd9
  2. #a418d0
  3. #a023c7
  4. #9c2fbe
  5. #983ab5
  6. #9446ad
  7. #9052a4
  8. #8c5d9b
  9. #886992
  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 #0060de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ad5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a34d80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d4cdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c54d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a53dab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a80cd9 {
  color: #a80cd9;
}
Background
.bg-a80cd9 {
  background-color: #a80cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a80cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #a80cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a80cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 12 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a80cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a80cd9, #d90ca3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a80cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 12 217 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.14 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.04 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.12 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.25 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.54 #57f326 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a80cd9  rgb(168, 12, 217)  hsl(286, 90%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#3dd90c  rgb(61, 217, 12)  hsl(106, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d9a80c  rgb(217, 168, 12)  hsl(46, 90%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#0cd9a8  rgb(12, 217, 168)  hsl(166, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green