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#AD30CA

#ad30ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ad30ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 18.82% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.36% cyan, 76.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 288.7°, with 61.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1526

Complementary

  1. #ad30ca
  2. #4dca30

Split complementary

  1. #ad30ca
  2. #9aca30
  3. #30ca60

Analogous

  1. #6030ca
  2. #ad30ca
  3. #ca309a

Triadic

  1. #ad30ca
  2. #caad30
  3. #30caad

Tetradic

  1. #ad30ca
  2. #ca304d
  3. #4dca30
  4. #30caad

Square

  1. #ad30ca
  2. #ca6030
  3. #4dca30
  4. #309aca

Monochromatic

  1. #43134e
  2. #78218c
  3. #ad30ca
  4. #c66bdc
  5. #dea9ea

Shades

#ad30ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad30ca
  2. #9c2bb6
  3. #8a26a2
  4. #79228d
  5. #681d79
  6. #571865
  7. #451351
  8. #340e3d
  9. #230a28
  10. #110514
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad30ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad30ca
  2. #b545cf
  3. #bd59d5
  4. #c66eda
  5. #ce83df
  6. #d698e5
  7. #deacea
  8. #e6c1ef
  9. #efd6f4
  10. #f7eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad30ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad30ca
  2. #a938c3
  3. #a440bb
  4. #a048b4
  5. #9b50ac
  6. #9758a5
  7. #92609e
  8. #8e6896
  9. #89708f
  10. #857887
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5a9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b71c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad517c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c54cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5ec8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad46a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad30ca {
  color: #ad30ca;
}
Background
.bg-ad30ca {
  background-color: #ad30ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ad30ca {
  border: 2px solid #ad30ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad30ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 48 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad30ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad30ca, #ca309a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad30ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 48 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.40 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.95 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.10 #52cf35 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ad30ca  rgb(173, 48, 202)  hsl(289, 62%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#4dca30  rgb(77, 202, 48)  hsl(109, 62%, 49%)  Lime Green
#caad30  rgb(202, 173, 48)  hsl(49, 62%, 49%)  Old Gold
#30caad  rgb(48, 202, 173)  hsl(169, 62%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine