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#AA08DC

#aa08dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aa08dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 3.14% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 96.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 285.85°, with 92.98% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1389

Complementary

  1. #aa08dc
  2. #3adc08

Split complementary

  1. #aa08dc
  2. #a4dc08
  3. #08dc40

Analogous

  1. #4008dc
  2. #aa08dc
  3. #dc08a4

Triadic

  1. #aa08dc
  2. #dcaa08
  3. #08dcaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa08dc
  2. #dc083a
  3. #3adc08
  4. #08dcaa

Square

  1. #aa08dc
  2. #dc4008
  3. #3adc08
  4. #08a4dc

Monochromatic

  1. #380348
  2. #710592
  3. #aa08dc
  4. #cb39f8
  5. #de83fa

Shades

#aa08dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa08dc
  2. #9907c6
  3. #8806b0
  4. #77069a
  5. #660584
  6. #55046e
  7. #440358
  8. #330242
  9. #22022c
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa08dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa08dc
  2. #b321e0
  3. #bb39e3
  4. #c452e7
  5. #cc6bea
  6. #d584ee
  7. #dd9cf1
  8. #e6b5f5
  9. #eecef8
  10. #f7e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa08dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa08dc
  2. #a614d3
  3. #a220ca
  4. #9d2cc0
  5. #9938b7
  6. #9544ae
  7. #9150a5
  8. #8d5c9c
  9. #886892
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8752a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a54e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e4cdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d55da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a73dad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa08dc {
  color: #aa08dc;
}
Background
.bg-aa08dc {
  background-color: #aa08dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa08dc {
  border: 2px solid #aa08dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa08dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 8 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa08dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa08dc, #dc08a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa08dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 8 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.43 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.25 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.12 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.71 #55f723 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa08dc  rgb(170, 8, 220)  hsl(286, 93%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#3adc08  rgb(58, 220, 8)  hsl(106, 93%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dcaa08  rgb(220, 170, 8)  hsl(46, 93%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#08dcaa  rgb(8, 220, 170)  hsl(166, 93%, 45%)  Caribbean Green