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#A812E3

#a812e3 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a812e3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 7.06% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.99% cyan, 92.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 283.06°, with 85.31% saturation and 48.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.143

Complementary

  1. #a812e3
  2. #4de312

Split complementary

  1. #a812e3
  2. #b6e312
  3. #12e33f

Analogous

  1. #3f12e3
  2. #a812e3
  3. #e312b6

Triadic

  1. #a812e3
  2. #e3a812
  3. #12e3a8

Tetradic

  1. #a812e3
  2. #e3124d
  3. #4de312
  4. #12e3a8

Square

  1. #a812e3
  2. #e33f12
  3. #4de312
  4. #12b6e3

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0755
  2. #740c9c
  3. #a812e3
  4. #c450f1
  5. #dc97f7

Shades

#a812e3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a812e3
  2. #9710cc
  3. #860eb6
  4. #760d9f
  5. #650b88
  6. #540972
  7. #43075b
  8. #320544
  9. #22042d
  10. #110217
  11. #000000

Tints

#a812e3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a812e3
  2. #b12ae6
  3. #b941e9
  4. #c259eb
  5. #cb71ee
  6. #d489f1
  7. #dca0f4
  8. #e5b8f7
  9. #eed0f9
  10. #f6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a812e3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a812e3
  2. #a41dd9
  3. #a028cf
  4. #9c33c5
  5. #983ebb
  6. #9449b2
  7. #9054a8
  8. #8c5f9e
  9. #886a94
  10. #84758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8754a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a05486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a4fe6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6956e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a443b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a812e3 {
  color: #a812e3;
}
Background
.bg-a812e3 {
  background-color: #a812e3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a812e3 {
  border: 2px solid #a812e3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a812e3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 18 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a812e3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a812e3, #e312b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a812e3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 18 227 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.68 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.69 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.35 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.45 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.22 #57ed1c Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a812e3  rgb(168, 18, 227)  hsl(283, 85%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#4de312  rgb(77, 227, 18)  hsl(103, 85%, 48%)  Neon Green
#e3a812  rgb(227, 168, 18)  hsl(43, 85%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#12e3a8  rgb(18, 227, 168)  hsl(163, 85%, 48%)  Caribbean Green