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#A840CD

#a840cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a840cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 25.1% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.05% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 284.26°, with 58.51% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.164

Complementary

  1. #a840cd
  2. #65cd40

Split complementary

  1. #a840cd
  2. #accd40
  3. #40cd62

Analogous

  1. #6240cd
  2. #a840cd
  3. #cd40ac

Triadic

  1. #a840cd
  2. #cda840
  3. #40cda8

Tetradic

  1. #a840cd
  2. #cd4065
  3. #65cd40
  4. #40cda8

Square

  1. #a840cd
  2. #cd6240
  3. #65cd40
  4. #40accd

Monochromatic

  1. #4a185c
  2. #7b2899
  3. #a840cd
  4. #c47ddd
  5. #dfb9ed

Shades

#a840cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a840cd
  2. #973ab9
  3. #8633a4
  4. #762d90
  5. #65267b
  6. #542067
  7. #431a52
  8. #32133e
  9. #220d29
  10. #110615
  11. #000000

Tints

#a840cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a840cd
  2. #b153d2
  3. #b966d7
  4. #c279dc
  5. #cb8ce1
  6. #d4a0e6
  7. #dcb3eb
  8. #e5c6f0
  9. #eed9f5
  10. #f6ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a840cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a840cd
  2. #a446c5
  3. #a04dbe
  4. #9c53b6
  5. #985aae
  6. #9460a7
  7. #90669f
  8. #8c6d97
  9. #88738f
  10. #847a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a619e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e74ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55c82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c5ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7763cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a652a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a840cd {
  color: #a840cd;
}
Background
.bg-a840cd {
  background-color: #a840cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a840cd {
  border: 2px solid #a840cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a840cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 64 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 59% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a840cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a840cd, #cd40ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a840cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 64 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.35 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.45 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.91 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.52 #57bf32 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a840cd  rgb(168, 64, 205)  hsl(284, 59%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#65cd40  rgb(101, 205, 64)  hsl(104, 59%, 53%)  Lime Green
#cda840  rgb(205, 168, 64)  hsl(44, 59%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#40cda8  rgb(64, 205, 168)  hsl(164, 59%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine