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#A90ADA

#a90ada ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a90ada is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 3.92% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.48% cyan, 95.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 285.87°, with 91.23% saturation and 44.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.26.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1371

Complementary

  1. #a90ada
  2. #3bda0a

Split complementary

  1. #a90ada
  2. #a3da0a
  3. #0ada41

Analogous

  1. #410ada
  2. #a90ada
  3. #da0aa3

Triadic

  1. #a90ada
  2. #daa90a
  3. #0adaa9

Tetradic

  1. #a90ada
  2. #da0a3b
  3. #3bda0a
  4. #0adaa9

Square

  1. #a90ada
  2. #da410a
  3. #3bda0a
  4. #0aa3da

Monochromatic

  1. #380348
  2. #700791
  3. #a90ada
  4. #ca3bf6
  5. #de84f9

Shades

#a90ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a90ada
  2. #9809c4
  3. #8708ae
  4. #760799
  5. #650683
  6. #55056d
  7. #440457
  8. #330341
  9. #22022c
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#a90ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a90ada
  2. #b223de
  3. #ba3be1
  4. #c354e5
  5. #cb6ce9
  6. #d485ed
  7. #dd9df0
  8. #e5b6f4
  9. #eecef8
  10. #f6e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a90ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a90ada
  2. #a516d1
  3. #a122c8
  4. #9d2dbf
  5. #9939b6
  6. #9545ad
  7. #9051a4
  8. #8c5d9b
  9. #886892
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8752a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a44e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d4cdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d54d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a63dac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a90ada {
  color: #a90ada;
}
Background
.bg-a90ada {
  background-color: #a90ada;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a90ada {
  border: 2px solid #a90ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a90ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 10 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a90ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a90ada, #da0aa3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a90ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 10 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.26 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.25 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.41 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.59 #56f525 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a90ada  rgb(169, 10, 218)  hsl(286, 91%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#3bda0a  rgb(59, 218, 10)  hsl(106, 91%, 45%)  Lime Green
#daa90a  rgb(218, 169, 10)  hsl(46, 91%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#0adaa9  rgb(10, 218, 169)  hsl(166, 91%, 45%)  Caribbean Green