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#A85BCA

#a85bca ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a85bca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 35.69% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.83% cyan, 54.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 281.62°, with 51.15% saturation and 57.45% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2007

Complementary

  1. #a85bca
  2. #7dca5b

Split complementary

  1. #a85bca
  2. #b4ca5b
  3. #5bca70

Analogous

  1. #705bca
  2. #a85bca
  3. #ca5bb4

Triadic

  1. #a85bca
  2. #caa85b
  3. #5bcaa8

Tetradic

  1. #a85bca
  2. #ca5b7d
  3. #7dca5b
  4. #5bcaa8

Square

  1. #a85bca
  2. #ca705b
  3. #7dca5b
  4. #5bb4ca

Monochromatic

  1. #54226a
  2. #8235a4
  3. #a85bca
  4. #c795dd
  5. #e5cfef

Shades

#a85bca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a85bca
  2. #9752b6
  3. #8649a2
  4. #76408d
  5. #653779
  6. #542e65
  7. #432451
  8. #321b3d
  9. #221228
  10. #110914
  11. #000000

Tints

#a85bca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a85bca
  2. #b16bcf
  3. #b97cd5
  4. #c28cda
  5. #cb9ddf
  6. #d4ade5
  7. #dcbdea
  8. #e5ceef
  9. #eedef4
  10. #f6effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a85bca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a85bca
  2. #a45fc3
  3. #a062bb
  4. #9c66b4
  5. #986aac
  6. #946ea5
  7. #90719e
  8. #8c7596
  9. #88798f
  10. #847c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9070a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e77ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #597ec7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a56d8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #776dcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8071c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a666a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a85bca {
  color: #a85bca;
}
Background
.bg-a85bca {
  background-color: #a85bca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a85bca {
  border: 2px solid #a85bca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a85bca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 91 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 51% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a85bca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a85bca, #ca5bb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a85bca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 91 202 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.32 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.08 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.29 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.99 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.67 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.06 #57a435 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a85bca  rgb(168, 91, 202)  hsl(282, 51%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#7dca5b  rgb(125, 202, 91)  hsl(102, 51%, 57%)  Mantis
#caa85b  rgb(202, 168, 91)  hsl(42, 51%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#5bcaa8  rgb(91, 202, 168)  hsl(162, 51%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine