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#AA08AB

#aa08ab ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa08ab is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 3.14% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.58% cyan, 95.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 299.63°, with 91.06% saturation and 35.1% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1166

Complementary

  1. #aa08ab
  2. #09ab08

Split complementary

  1. #aa08ab
  2. #5bab08
  3. #08ab58

Analogous

  1. #5808ab
  2. #aa08ab
  3. #ab085b

Triadic

  1. #aa08ab
  2. #abaa08
  3. #08abaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa08ab
  2. #ab0809
  3. #09ab08
  4. #08abaa

Square

  1. #aa08ab
  2. #ab5808
  3. #09ab08
  4. #085bab

Monochromatic

  1. #190119
  2. #610562
  3. #aa08ab
  4. #f20cf4
  5. #f655f7

Shades

#aa08ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa08ab
  2. #99079a
  3. #880689
  4. #770678
  5. #660567
  6. #550456
  7. #440344
  8. #330233
  9. #220222
  10. #110111
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa08ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa08ab
  2. #b321b3
  3. #bb39bc
  4. #c452c4
  5. #cc6bcd
  6. #d584d5
  7. #dd9cdd
  8. #e6b5e6
  9. #eeceee
  10. #f7e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa08ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa08ab
  2. #a614a7
  3. #a220a2
  4. #9d2c9e
  5. #99389a
  6. #954496
  7. #915091
  8. #8d5c8d
  9. #886889
  10. #847484
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844b85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4366a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b03164 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c42ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a50a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad2686 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa08ab {
  color: #aa08ab;
}
Background
.bg-aa08ab {
  background-color: #aa08ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa08ab {
  border: 2px solid #aa08ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa08ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 8 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa08ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa08ab, #ab085b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa08ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 8 171 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.20 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.94 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.56 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.63 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.03 #55f754 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa08ab  rgb(170, 8, 171)  hsl(300, 91%, 35%)  Dark Orchid
#09ab08  rgb(9, 171, 8)  hsl(120, 91%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#abaa08  rgb(171, 170, 8)  hsl(60, 91%, 35%)  Brass
#08abaa  rgb(8, 171, 170)  hsl(180, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green