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#AA05DF

#aa05df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aa05df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 1.96% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.77% cyan, 97.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 285.41°, with 95.61% saturation and 44.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1398

Complementary

  1. #aa05df
  2. #3adf05

Split complementary

  1. #aa05df
  2. #a7df05
  3. #05df3d

Analogous

  1. #3d05df
  2. #aa05df
  3. #df05a7

Triadic

  1. #aa05df
  2. #dfaa05
  3. #05dfaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa05df
  2. #df053a
  3. #3adf05
  4. #05dfaa

Square

  1. #aa05df
  2. #df3d05
  3. #3adf05
  4. #05a7df

Monochromatic

  1. #380249
  2. #710394
  3. #aa05df
  4. #cb36fa
  5. #de81fc

Shades

#aa05df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa05df
  2. #9905c9
  3. #8804b2
  4. #77049c
  5. #660386
  6. #550370
  7. #440259
  8. #330243
  9. #22012d
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa05df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa05df
  2. #b31ee2
  3. #bb37e5
  4. #c450e9
  5. #cc69ec
  6. #d582ef
  7. #dd9bf2
  8. #e6b4f5
  9. #eecdf9
  10. #f7e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa05df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa05df
  2. #a611d6
  3. #a21ecc
  4. #9d2ac3
  5. #9936b9
  6. #9543b0
  7. #914fa6
  8. #8d5b9d
  9. #886793
  10. #84748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8852a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a44f83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c4ce2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c55dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a73eb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa05df {
  color: #aa05df;
}
Background
.bg-aa05df {
  background-color: #aa05df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa05df {
  border: 2px solid #aa05df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa05df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 5 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa05df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa05df, #df05a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa05df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 5 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.10 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.85 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.88 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.55 #55fa20 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa05df  rgb(170, 5, 223)  hsl(285, 96%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#3adf05  rgb(58, 223, 5)  hsl(105, 96%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dfaa05  rgb(223, 170, 5)  hsl(45, 96%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#05dfaa  rgb(5, 223, 170)  hsl(165, 96%, 45%)  Caribbean Green