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#A90FDA

#a90fda ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a90fda is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 5.88% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.48% cyan, 93.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 285.52°, with 87.12% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.57:1 (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 luminance0.1384

Complementary

  1. #a90fda
  2. #40da0f

Split complementary

  1. #a90fda
  2. #a6da0f
  3. #0fda44

Analogous

  1. #440fda
  2. #a90fda
  3. #da0fa6

Triadic

  1. #a90fda
  2. #daa90f
  3. #0fdaa9

Tetradic

  1. #a90fda
  2. #da0f40
  3. #40da0f
  4. #0fdaa9

Square

  1. #a90fda
  2. #da440f
  3. #40da0f
  4. #0fa6da

Monochromatic

  1. #3a054b
  2. #720a92
  3. #a90fda
  4. #c843f2
  5. #dd8bf7

Shades

#a90fda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a90fda
  2. #980ec4
  3. #870cae
  4. #760b99
  5. #650983
  6. #55086d
  7. #440657
  8. #330541
  9. #22032c
  10. #110216
  11. #000000

Tints

#a90fda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a90fda
  2. #b227de
  3. #ba3fe1
  4. #c357e5
  5. #cb6fe9
  6. #d487ed
  7. #dd9ff0
  8. #e5b7f4
  9. #eecff8
  10. #f6e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a90fda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a90fda
  2. #a51ad1
  3. #a126c8
  4. #9d31bf
  5. #993cb6
  6. #9548ad
  7. #9053a4
  8. #8c5e9b
  9. #886992
  10. #847589
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8752a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a44e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e4cdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d55d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a63eac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a90fda {
  color: #a90fda;
}
Background
.bg-a90fda {
  background-color: #a90fda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a90fda {
  border: 2px solid #a90fda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a90fda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 15 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 87% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a90fda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a90fda, #da0fa6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a90fda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 15 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.18 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.97 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.29 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.46 #56f025 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a90fda  rgb(169, 15, 218)  hsl(286, 87%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#40da0f  rgb(64, 218, 15)  hsl(106, 87%, 46%)  Lime Green
#daa90f  rgb(218, 169, 15)  hsl(46, 87%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#0fdaa9  rgb(15, 218, 169)  hsl(166, 87%, 46%)  Caribbean Green