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#A92BE4

#a92be4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a92be4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 16.86% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.88% cyan, 81.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 280.86°, with 77.41% saturation and 53.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1576

Complementary

  1. #a92be4
  2. #66e42b

Split complementary

  1. #a92be4
  2. #c3e42b
  3. #2be44c

Analogous

  1. #4c2be4
  2. #a92be4
  3. #e42bc3

Triadic

  1. #a92be4
  2. #e4a92b
  3. #2be4a9

Tetradic

  1. #a92be4
  2. #e42b66
  3. #66e42b
  4. #2be4a9

Square

  1. #a92be4
  2. #e44c2b
  3. #66e42b
  4. #2bc3e4

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0d69
  2. #7d16ad
  3. #a92be4
  4. #c56fed
  5. #e0b3f5

Shades

#a92be4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a92be4
  2. #9827cd
  3. #8722b6
  4. #761ea0
  5. #651a89
  6. #551672
  7. #44115b
  8. #330d44
  9. #22092e
  10. #110417
  11. #000000

Tints

#a92be4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a92be4
  2. #b240e7
  3. #ba55e9
  4. #c36bec
  5. #cb80ef
  6. #d495f2
  7. #ddaaf4
  8. #e5bff7
  9. #eed5fa
  10. #f6eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a92be4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a92be4
  2. #a534da
  3. #a13cd0
  4. #9d45c6
  5. #994dbc
  6. #9556b2
  7. #905ea8
  8. #8c679e
  9. #886f94
  10. #84788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a15c8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f57e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d5ce2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a44cb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a92be4 {
  color: #a92be4;
}
Background
.bg-a92be4 {
  background-color: #a92be4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a92be4 {
  border: 2px solid #a92be4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a92be4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 43 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 77% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a92be4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a92be4, #e42bc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a92be4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 43 228 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.36 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.48 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.37 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.07 #56d41b Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a92be4  rgb(169, 43, 228)  hsl(281, 77%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#66e42b  rgb(102, 228, 43)  hsl(101, 77%, 53%)  Lawn Green
#e4a92b  rgb(228, 169, 43)  hsl(41, 77%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#2be4a9  rgb(43, 228, 169)  hsl(161, 77%, 53%)  Caribbean Green