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#A930C8

#a930c8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a930c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 18.82% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.5% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 287.76°, with 61.29% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1472

Complementary

  1. #a930c8
  2. #4fc830

Split complementary

  1. #a930c8
  2. #9bc830
  3. #30c85d

Analogous

  1. #5d30c8
  2. #a930c8
  3. #c8309b

Triadic

  1. #a930c8
  2. #c8a930
  3. #30c8a9

Tetradic

  1. #a930c8
  2. #c8304f
  3. #4fc830
  4. #30c8a9

Square

  1. #a930c8
  2. #c85d30
  3. #4fc830
  4. #309bc8

Monochromatic

  1. #41124d
  2. #75218a
  3. #a930c8
  4. #c469db
  5. #dca7ea

Shades

#a930c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a930c8
  2. #982bb4
  3. #8726a0
  4. #76228c
  5. #651d78
  6. #551864
  7. #441350
  8. #330e3c
  9. #220a28
  10. #110514
  11. #000000

Tints

#a930c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a930c8
  2. #b245ce
  3. #ba59d3
  4. #c36ed9
  5. #cb83de
  6. #d498e4
  7. #ddace9
  8. #e5c1ef
  9. #eed6f4
  10. #f6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a930c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a930c8
  2. #a538c1
  3. #a140ba
  4. #9d48b2
  5. #9950ab
  6. #9558a4
  7. #90609d
  8. #8c6896
  9. #88708e
  10. #847887
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885999 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #386fc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8517b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6953ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765cc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a946a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a930c8 {
  color: #a930c8;
}
Background
.bg-a930c8 {
  background-color: #a930c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a930c8 {
  border: 2px solid #a930c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a930c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 48 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 61% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a930c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a930c8, #c8309b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a930c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 48 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.27 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.81 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.74 #56cf37 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#a930c8  rgb(169, 48, 200)  hsl(288, 61%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#4fc830  rgb(79, 200, 48)  hsl(108, 61%, 49%)  Lime Green
#c8a930  rgb(200, 169, 48)  hsl(48, 61%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#30c8a9  rgb(48, 200, 169)  hsl(168, 61%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine