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#A90BCD

#a90bcd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a90bcd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 4.31% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.56% cyan, 94.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 288.87°, with 89.81% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1308

Complementary

  1. #a90bcd
  2. #2fcd0b

Split complementary

  1. #a90bcd
  2. #90cd0b
  3. #0bcd48

Analogous

  1. #480bcd
  2. #a90bcd
  3. #cd0b90

Triadic

  1. #a90bcd
  2. #cda90b
  3. #0bcda9

Tetradic

  1. #a90bcd
  2. #cd0b2f
  3. #2fcd0b
  4. #0bcda9

Square

  1. #a90bcd
  2. #cd480b
  3. #2fcd0b
  4. #0b90cd

Monochromatic

  1. #31033c
  2. #6d0784
  3. #a90bcd
  4. #d031f4
  5. #e079f8

Shades

#a90bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a90bcd
  2. #980ab9
  3. #8709a4
  4. #760890
  5. #65077b
  6. #550667
  7. #440452
  8. #33033e
  9. #220229
  10. #110115
  11. #000000

Tints

#a90bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a90bcd
  2. #b223d2
  3. #ba3cd7
  4. #c354dc
  5. #cb6de1
  6. #d485e6
  7. #dd9deb
  8. #e5b6f0
  9. #eecef5
  10. #f6e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a90bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a90bcd
  2. #a517c5
  3. #a122be
  4. #9d2eb6
  5. #993aae
  6. #9546a7
  7. #90519f
  8. #8c5d97
  9. #88698f
  10. #847488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86509a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1969c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a74679 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6249d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7153cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a837a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a90bcd {
  color: #a90bcd;
}
Background
.bg-a90bcd {
  background-color: #a90bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a90bcd {
  border: 2px solid #a90bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a90bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 11 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a90bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a90bcd, #cd0b90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a90bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 11 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.75 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.75 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.84 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.85 #56f432 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a90bcd  rgb(169, 11, 205)  hsl(289, 90%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#2fcd0b  rgb(47, 205, 11)  hsl(109, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cda90b  rgb(205, 169, 11)  hsl(49, 90%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#0bcda9  rgb(11, 205, 169)  hsl(169, 90%, 42%)  Caribbean Green