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#A830CD

#a830cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a830cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 18.82% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.05% cyan, 76.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 285.86°, with 62.06% saturation and 49.61% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1485

Complementary

  1. #a830cd
  2. #55cd30

Split complementary

  1. #a830cd
  2. #a4cd30
  3. #30cd5a

Analogous

  1. #5a30cd
  2. #a830cd
  3. #cd30a4

Triadic

  1. #a830cd
  2. #cda830
  3. #30cda8

Tetradic

  1. #a830cd
  2. #cd3055
  3. #55cd30
  4. #30cda8

Square

  1. #a830cd
  2. #cd5a30
  3. #55cd30
  4. #30a4cd

Monochromatic

  1. #421351
  2. #75218f
  3. #a830cd
  4. #c26ddd
  5. #dcabeb

Shades

#a830cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a830cd
  2. #972bb9
  3. #8626a4
  4. #762290
  5. #651d7b
  6. #541867
  7. #431352
  8. #320e3e
  9. #220a29
  10. #110515
  11. #000000

Tints

#a830cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a830cd
  2. #b145d2
  3. #b959d7
  4. #c26edc
  5. #cb83e1
  6. #d498e6
  7. #dcaceb
  8. #e5c1f0
  9. #eed6f5
  10. #f6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a830cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a830cd
  2. #a438c5
  3. #a040be
  4. #9c48b6
  5. #9850ae
  6. #9458a7
  7. #90609f
  8. #8c6897
  9. #88708f
  10. #847888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88599c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #306fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6537e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6754d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #745ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a748a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a830cd {
  color: #a830cd;
}
Background
.bg-a830cd {
  background-color: #a830cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a830cd {
  border: 2px solid #a830cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a830cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 48 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a830cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a830cd, #cd30a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a830cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 48 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.76 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.34 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.63 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.72 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.86 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.06 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.52 #57cf32 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a830cd  rgb(168, 48, 205)  hsl(286, 62%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#55cd30  rgb(85, 205, 48)  hsl(106, 62%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cda830  rgb(205, 168, 48)  hsl(46, 62%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#30cda8  rgb(48, 205, 168)  hsl(166, 62%, 50%)  Caribbean Green