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#A820DC

#a820dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a820dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 12.55% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.64% cyan, 85.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 283.4°, with 74.6% saturation and 49.41% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1453

Complementary

  1. #a820dc
  2. #54dc20

Split complementary

  1. #a820dc
  2. #b2dc20
  3. #20dc4a

Analogous

  1. #4a20dc
  2. #a820dc
  3. #dc20b2

Triadic

  1. #a820dc
  2. #dca820
  3. #20dca8

Tetradic

  1. #a820dc
  2. #dc2054
  3. #54dc20
  4. #20dca8

Square

  1. #a820dc
  2. #dc4a20
  3. #54dc20
  4. #20b2dc

Monochromatic

  1. #420d56
  2. #751699
  3. #a820dc
  4. #c261e8
  5. #dca3f2

Shades

#a820dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a820dc
  2. #971dc6
  3. #861ab0
  4. #76169a
  5. #651384
  6. #54106e
  7. #430d58
  8. #320a42
  9. #22062c
  10. #110316
  11. #000000

Tints

#a820dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a820dc
  2. #b136e0
  3. #b94de3
  4. #c263e7
  5. #cb79ea
  6. #d490ee
  7. #dca6f1
  8. #e5bcf5
  9. #eed2f8
  10. #f6e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a820dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a820dc
  2. #a42ad3
  3. #a033ca
  4. #9c3dc0
  5. #9846b7
  6. #9450ae
  7. #905aa5
  8. #8c639c
  9. #886d92
  10. #847689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8756a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a25484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f51df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d58da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a545ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a820dc {
  color: #a820dc;
}
Background
.bg-a820dc {
  background-color: #a820dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a820dc {
  border: 2px solid #a820dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a820dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 32 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a820dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a820dc, #dc20b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a820dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 32 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.72 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.64 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.99 #57df23 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a820dc  rgb(168, 32, 220)  hsl(283, 75%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#54dc20  rgb(84, 220, 32)  hsl(103, 75%, 49%)  Lime Green
#dca820  rgb(220, 168, 32)  hsl(43, 75%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#20dca8  rgb(32, 220, 168)  hsl(163, 75%, 49%)  Caribbean Green