Information about Moderate Orchid color

#A84A9C - Moderate Orchid color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A84A9C, known as "Moderate Orchid", falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 74, 156) — 65.9% red, 29% green, 61.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 37 / 5 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A84A9C is a mildly saturated magenta that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Ugly Purple (#A442A0). Slightly further away sit Moderate Fuchsia (#A84A91) and Moderate Magenta (#A84AA8).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(168, 74, 156)), which gives #A84A9C its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.1:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Moderate Orchid" in the Register.

Moderate Orchid color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Moderate Orchid color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Moderate Orchid

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White

#FFFFFF

Moderate Orchid color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Moderate Orchid

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Black

#000000

Moderate Orchid color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Moderate Orchid

#A84A9C
#9F5395

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Grey

#808080

Moderate Orchid color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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Moderate Orchid

#A84A9C
#8D49A6

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Moderate Orchid color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Moderate Orchid

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#A84A9C
Moderate Orchid

#A84A9C

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Moderate Orchid

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#9AA749
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#499AA7
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#49A756
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#499AA7
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#49A756
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Nearest named colors to Moderate Orchid

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Ugly Purple color link
Ugly Purple

#A442A0

Moderate Fuchsia color link
Moderate Fuchsia

#A84A91

Moderate Magenta color link
Moderate Magenta

#A84AA8

Moderate Heliotrope color link
Moderate Heliotrope

#9C4AA8

Moderate Cerise color link
Moderate Cerise

#A84A85

Purpureus color link
Purpureus

#9A4EAE

Rose Quartz Pink color link
Rose Quartz Pink

#BD559C

Purpleish color link
Purpleish

#98568D

Moderate Mulberry color link
Moderate Mulberry

#914AA8

Purplish color link
Purplish

#94568C

Purply color link
Purply

#983FB2

Purple Plum color link
Purple Plum

#9C51B6

Moderate Orchid color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#A84A9C - Moderate Orchid color image Moderate Orchid color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A84A9C
  • RGB168, 74, 156
  • CMYK0, 37, 5, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 74, 156)
  • HSL308°, 39%, 47%
  • HSL Precise307.66°, 38.843%, 47.451%
  • HSV308°, 56%, 66%
  • HSB308°, 56%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.290, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.290, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.290, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA84A9C
  • DECIMAL ID11029148
  • Name Length15
  • This page visited307 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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