#a500c6

Color #a500c6

A vivid, highly saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 10.69 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a500c6

RGB

rgb(165, 0, 198)

HSL

hsl(290, 100%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 100%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 100%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(41.34, 76.2, -59.83)

LCH

lch(41.34, 96.88, 321.86)

OKLCH

oklch(52.9%, 0.2557, 318.69)

HWB

hwb(290, 0%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#21c600

Analogous

#4200c6

#a500c6

#c60084

Triadic

#a500c6

#c6a500

#00c6a5

Split-complementary

#a500c6

#84c600

#00c642

Tetradic

#a500c6

#c60021

#21c600

#00c6a5

Square

#a500c6

#c64200

#21c600

#0084c6

Shades

Color #a500c6 mixed toward black.

#8900a5

#6e0084

#520063

#370042

#1b0021

Tints

Color #a500c6 mixed toward white.

#d000fa

#dc2fff

#e563ff

#ee97ff

#f6cbff

Tones

Color #a500c6 mixed toward gray.

#9a10b5

#8f21a5

#843194

#794284

#6e5273

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.42:1

White text reads better on this background (6.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7eaf · ΔE 25.2

Deuteranopia

#858ca9 · ΔE 30

Tritanopia

#a19994 · ΔE 39.5

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 30.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a500c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a500c6]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a500c6 (#a500c6) is rgb(165, 0, 198) in RGB.

No, #a500c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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