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#A90ECF

#a90ecf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a90ecf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 5.49% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.36% cyan, 93.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 288.19°, with 87.33% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1325

Complementary

  1. #a90ecf
  2. #34cf0e

Split complementary

  1. #a90ecf
  2. #94cf0e
  3. #0ecf49

Analogous

  1. #490ecf
  2. #a90ecf
  3. #cf0e94

Triadic

  1. #a90ecf
  2. #cfa90e
  3. #0ecfa9

Tetradic

  1. #a90ecf
  2. #cf0e34
  3. #34cf0e
  4. #0ecfa9

Square

  1. #a90ecf
  2. #cf490e
  3. #34cf0e
  4. #0e94cf

Monochromatic

  1. #340440
  2. #6e0987
  3. #a90ecf
  4. #cd38f2
  5. #df80f6

Shades

#a90ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a90ecf
  2. #980dba
  3. #870ba6
  4. #760a91
  5. #65087c
  6. #550768
  7. #440653
  8. #33043e
  9. #220329
  10. #110115
  11. #000000

Tints

#a90ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a90ecf
  2. #b226d4
  3. #ba3ed9
  4. #c356dd
  5. #cb6ee2
  6. #d487e7
  7. #dd9fec
  8. #e5b7f1
  9. #eecff5
  10. #f6e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a90ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a90ecf
  2. #a519c7
  3. #a125bf
  4. #9d30b7
  5. #993caf
  6. #9547a8
  7. #9052a0
  8. #8c5e98
  9. #886990
  10. #847588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86519b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ed3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #156acb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7487a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #624ad2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7054cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a839a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a90ecf {
  color: #a90ecf;
}
Background
.bg-a90ecf {
  background-color: #a90ecf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a90ecf {
  border: 2px solid #a90ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a90ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 14 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a90ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a90ecf, #cf0e94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a90ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 14 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.18 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.46 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.52 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.85 #56f130 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a90ecf  rgb(169, 14, 207)  hsl(288, 87%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#34cf0e  rgb(52, 207, 14)  hsl(108, 87%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cfa90e  rgb(207, 169, 14)  hsl(48, 87%, 43%)  Metallic Gold
#0ecfa9  rgb(14, 207, 169)  hsl(168, 87%, 43%)  Caribbean Green