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#A92ACA

#a92aca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a92aca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 16.47% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.34% cyan, 79.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 287.63°, with 65.57% saturation and 47.84% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1436

Complementary

  1. #a92aca
  2. #4bca2a

Split complementary

  1. #a92aca
  2. #9bca2a
  3. #2aca59

Analogous

  1. #592aca
  2. #a92aca
  3. #ca2a9b

Triadic

  1. #a92aca
  2. #caa92a
  3. #2acaa9

Tetradic

  1. #a92aca
  2. #ca2a4b
  3. #4bca2a
  4. #2acaa9

Square

  1. #a92aca
  2. #ca592a
  3. #4bca2a
  4. #2a9bca

Monochromatic

  1. #3f104b
  2. #741d8b
  3. #a92aca
  4. #c562de
  5. #dca1ec

Shades

#a92aca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a92aca
  2. #9826b6
  3. #8722a2
  4. #761d8d
  5. #651979
  6. #551565
  7. #441151
  8. #330d3d
  9. #220828
  10. #110414
  11. #000000

Tints

#a92aca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a92aca
  2. #b23fcf
  3. #ba55d5
  4. #c36ada
  5. #cb7fdf
  6. #d495e5
  7. #ddaaea
  8. #e5bfef
  9. #eed4f4
  10. #f6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a92aca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a92aca
  2. #a533c3
  3. #a13bbb
  4. #9d44b4
  5. #994cac
  6. #9555a5
  7. #905e9e
  8. #8c6696
  9. #886f8f
  10. #847787
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88579a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #316ec7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a84f7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6751cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755ac8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a843a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a92aca {
  color: #a92aca;
}
Background
.bg-a92aca {
  background-color: #a92aca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a92aca {
  border: 2px solid #a92aca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a92aca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 42 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a92aca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a92aca, #ca2a9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a92aca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 42 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.34 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.69 #56d535 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a92aca  rgb(169, 42, 202)  hsl(288, 66%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#4bca2a  rgb(75, 202, 42)  hsl(108, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green
#caa92a  rgb(202, 169, 42)  hsl(48, 66%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#2acaa9  rgb(42, 202, 169)  hsl(168, 66%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine