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#A82EDE

#a82ede ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a82ede is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 18.04% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.32% cyan, 79.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 281.59°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1555

Complementary

  1. #a82ede
  2. #64de2e

Split complementary

  1. #a82ede
  2. #bcde2e
  3. #2ede50

Analogous

  1. #502ede
  2. #a82ede
  3. #de2ebc

Triadic

  1. #a82ede
  2. #dea82e
  3. #2edea8

Tetradic

  1. #a82ede
  2. #de2e64
  3. #64de2e
  4. #2edea8

Square

  1. #a82ede
  2. #de502e
  3. #64de2e
  4. #2ebcde

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1063
  2. #7b1aa5
  3. #a82ede
  4. #c470e8
  5. #dfb2f3

Shades

#a82ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a82ede
  2. #9729c8
  3. #8625b2
  4. #76209b
  5. #651c85
  6. #54176f
  7. #431259
  8. #320e43
  9. #22092c
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#a82ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a82ede
  2. #b143e1
  3. #b958e5
  4. #c26de8
  5. #cb82eb
  6. #d497ef
  7. #dcabf2
  8. #e5c0f5
  9. #eed5f8
  10. #f6eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a82ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a82ede
  2. #a436d5
  3. #a03ecb
  4. #9c47c2
  5. #984fb8
  6. #9457af
  7. #905fa6
  8. #8c679c
  9. #887093
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895ba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0370da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a25a87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6157e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e5ddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a44cb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a82ede {
  color: #a82ede;
}
Background
.bg-a82ede {
  background-color: #a82ede;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a82ede {
  border: 2px solid #a82ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a82ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 46 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a82ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a82ede, #de2ebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a82ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 46 222 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.47 #57d121 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a82ede  rgb(168, 46, 222)  hsl(282, 73%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#64de2e  rgb(100, 222, 46)  hsl(102, 73%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dea82e  rgb(222, 168, 46)  hsl(42, 73%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#2edea8  rgb(46, 222, 168)  hsl(162, 73%, 53%)  Caribbean Green