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#A83FDC

#a83fdc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a83fdc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 24.71% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.64% cyan, 71.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 280.13°, with 69.16% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1705

Complementary

  1. #a83fdc
  2. #73dc3f

Split complementary

  1. #a83fdc
  2. #c1dc3f
  3. #3fdc5a

Analogous

  1. #5a3fdc
  2. #a83fdc
  3. #dc3fc1

Triadic

  1. #a83fdc
  2. #dca83f
  3. #3fdca8

Tetradic

  1. #a83fdc
  2. #dc3f73
  3. #73dc3f
  4. #3fdca8

Square

  1. #a83fdc
  2. #dc5a3f
  3. #73dc3f
  4. #3fc1dc

Monochromatic

  1. #50146e
  2. #7f20af
  3. #a83fdc
  4. #c580e8
  5. #e3c0f4

Shades

#a83fdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a83fdc
  2. #9739c6
  3. #8632b0
  4. #762c9a
  5. #652684
  6. #54206e
  7. #431958
  8. #321342
  9. #220d2c
  10. #110616
  11. #000000

Tints

#a83fdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a83fdc
  2. #b152e0
  3. #b965e3
  4. #c279e7
  5. #cb8cea
  6. #d49fee
  7. #dcb2f1
  8. #e5c5f5
  9. #eed9f8
  10. #f6ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a83fdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a83fdc
  2. #a446d3
  3. #a04cca
  4. #9c53c0
  5. #9859b7
  6. #9460ae
  7. #9066a5
  8. #8c6d9c
  9. #887392
  10. #847a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b62a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a75d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2628a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #675edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7364da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a456b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a83fdc {
  color: #a83fdc;
}
Background
.bg-a83fdc {
  background-color: #a83fdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a83fdc {
  border: 2px solid #a83fdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a83fdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 63 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a83fdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a83fdc, #dc3fc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a83fdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 63 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.75 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.70 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.53 #57c023 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a83fdc  rgb(168, 63, 220)  hsl(280, 69%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#73dc3f  rgb(115, 220, 63)  hsl(100, 69%, 55%)  Lime Green
#dca83f  rgb(220, 168, 63)  hsl(40, 69%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#3fdca8  rgb(63, 220, 168)  hsl(160, 69%, 55%)  Caribbean Green