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#A850DB

#a850db ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a850db is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 31.37% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.29% cyan, 63.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 277.99°, with 65.88% saturation and 58.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.49.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1918

Complementary

  1. #a850db
  2. #83db50

Split complementary

  1. #a850db
  2. #c8db50
  3. #50db63

Analogous

  1. #6350db
  2. #a850db
  3. #db50c8

Triadic

  1. #a850db
  2. #dba850
  3. #50dba8

Tetradic

  1. #a850db
  2. #db5083
  3. #83db50
  4. #50dba8

Square

  1. #a850db
  2. #db6350
  3. #83db50
  4. #50c8db

Monochromatic

  1. #561979
  2. #8326b9
  3. #a850db
  4. #c88fe8
  5. #e7cff5

Shades

#a850db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a850db
  2. #9748c5
  3. #8640af
  4. #763899
  5. #653083
  6. #54286e
  7. #432058
  8. #321842
  9. #22102c
  10. #110816
  11. #000000

Tints

#a850db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a850db
  2. #b162df
  3. #b973e2
  4. #c285e6
  5. #cb96e9
  6. #d4a8ed
  7. #dcb9f1
  8. #e5cbf4
  9. #eedcf8
  10. #f6eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a850db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a850db
  2. #a455d2
  3. #a05ac9
  4. #9c5ec0
  5. #9863b7
  6. #9468ae
  7. #906da4
  8. #8c729b
  9. #887692
  10. #847b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6ba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #407bd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a16c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e68de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #786cd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a462b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a850db {
  color: #a850db;
}
Background
.bg-a850db {
  background-color: #a850db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a850db {
  border: 2px solid #a850db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a850db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 80 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a850db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a850db, #db50c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a850db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 80 219 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.49 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.78 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.56 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.34 #57af24 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a850db  rgb(168, 80, 219)  hsl(278, 66%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#83db50  rgb(131, 219, 80)  hsl(98, 66%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#dba850  rgb(219, 168, 80)  hsl(38, 66%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#50dba8  rgb(80, 219, 168)  hsl(158, 66%, 59%)  Caribbean Green