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#A82CDC

#a82cdc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a82cdc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 17.25% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.64% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 282.27°, with 71.54% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1529

Complementary

  1. #a82cdc
  2. #60dc2c

Split complementary

  1. #a82cdc
  2. #b8dc2c
  3. #2cdc50

Analogous

  1. #502cdc
  2. #a82cdc
  3. #dc2cb8

Triadic

  1. #a82cdc
  2. #dca82c
  3. #2cdca8

Tetradic

  1. #a82cdc
  2. #dc2c60
  3. #60dc2c
  4. #2cdca8

Square

  1. #a82cdc
  2. #dc502c
  3. #60dc2c
  4. #2cb8dc

Monochromatic

  1. #48105f
  2. #791ba1
  3. #a82cdc
  4. #c36ee7
  5. #deaff2

Shades

#a82cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a82cdc
  2. #9728c6
  3. #8623b0
  4. #761f9a
  5. #651a84
  6. #54166e
  7. #431258
  8. #320d42
  9. #22092c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#a82cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a82cdc
  2. #b141e0
  3. #b956e3
  4. #c26be7
  5. #cb80ea
  6. #d496ee
  7. #dcabf1
  8. #e5c0f5
  9. #eed5f8
  10. #f6eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a82cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a82cdc
  2. #a434d3
  3. #a03dca
  4. #9c45c0
  5. #984eb7
  6. #9456ae
  7. #905ea5
  8. #8c679c
  9. #886f92
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895aa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0870d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a25886 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6155df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f5cda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a44aaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a82cdc {
  color: #a82cdc;
}
Background
.bg-a82cdc {
  background-color: #a82cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a82cdc {
  border: 2px solid #a82cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a82cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 44 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a82cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a82cdc, #dc2cb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a82cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 44 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.10 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.09 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.49 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.07 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.38 #57d323 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a82cdc  rgb(168, 44, 220)  hsl(282, 72%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#60dc2c  rgb(96, 220, 44)  hsl(102, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dca82c  rgb(220, 168, 44)  hsl(42, 72%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2cdca8  rgb(44, 220, 168)  hsl(162, 72%, 52%)  Caribbean Green