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#A949CD

#a949cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a949cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 28.63% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.56% cyan, 64.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 283.64°, with 56.9% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1761

Complementary

  1. #a949cd
  2. #6dcd49

Split complementary

  1. #a949cd
  2. #afcd49
  3. #49cd67

Analogous

  1. #6749cd
  2. #a949cd
  3. #cd49af

Triadic

  1. #a949cd
  2. #cda949
  3. #49cda9

Tetradic

  1. #a949cd
  2. #cd496d
  3. #6dcd49
  4. #49cda9

Square

  1. #a949cd
  2. #cd6749
  3. #6dcd49
  4. #49afcd

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1b62
  2. #7f2b9e
  3. #a949cd
  4. #c585dd
  5. #e2c1ee

Shades

#a949cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a949cd
  2. #9842b9
  3. #873aa4
  4. #763390
  5. #652c7b
  6. #552567
  7. #441d52
  8. #33163e
  9. #220f29
  10. #110715
  11. #000000

Tints

#a949cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a949cd
  2. #b25bd2
  3. #ba6dd7
  4. #c380dc
  5. #cb92e1
  6. #d4a4e6
  7. #ddb6eb
  8. #e5c8f0
  9. #eedbf5
  10. #f6edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a949cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a949cd
  2. #a54fc5
  3. #a154be
  4. #9d5ab6
  5. #995fae
  6. #9565a7
  7. #906a9f
  8. #8c7097
  9. #88758f
  10. #847b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d66a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #116fd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4877ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a76285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7062cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b68cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a859a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a949cd {
  color: #a949cd;
}
Background
.bg-a949cd {
  background-color: #a949cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a949cd {
  border: 2px solid #a949cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a949cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 73 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 57% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a949cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a949cd, #cd49af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a949cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 73 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.36 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.97 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.41 #56b632 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a949cd  rgb(169, 73, 205)  hsl(284, 57%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#6dcd49  rgb(109, 205, 73)  hsl(104, 57%, 55%)  Lime Green
#cda949  rgb(205, 169, 73)  hsl(44, 57%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#49cda9  rgb(73, 205, 169)  hsl(164, 57%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine