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#AA0ACE

#aa0ace ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aa0ace is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 3.92% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.48% cyan, 95.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 288.98°, with 90.74% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1322

Complementary

  1. #aa0ace
  2. #2ece0a

Split complementary

  1. #aa0ace
  2. #90ce0a
  3. #0ace48

Analogous

  1. #480ace
  2. #aa0ace
  3. #ce0a90

Triadic

  1. #aa0ace
  2. #ceaa0a
  3. #0aceaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa0ace
  2. #ce0a2e
  3. #2ece0a
  4. #0aceaa

Square

  1. #aa0ace
  2. #ce480a
  3. #2ece0a
  4. #0a90ce

Monochromatic

  1. #32033c
  2. #6e0685
  3. #aa0ace
  4. #d130f5
  5. #e179f8

Shades

#aa0ace mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa0ace
  2. #9909b9
  3. #8808a5
  4. #770790
  5. #66067c
  6. #550567
  7. #440452
  8. #33033e
  9. #220229
  10. #110115
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa0ace mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa0ace
  2. #b323d3
  3. #bb3bd8
  4. #c454dd
  5. #cc6ce2
  6. #d585e7
  7. #dd9deb
  8. #e6b6f0
  9. #eecef5
  10. #f7e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa0ace mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa0ace
  2. #a616c6
  3. #a222be
  4. #9d2db7
  5. #9939af
  6. #9545a7
  7. #91519f
  8. #8d5d97
  9. #886890
  10. #847488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86509b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #196aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a84779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6349d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7153cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a937a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa0ace {
  color: #aa0ace;
}
Background
.bg-aa0ace {
  background-color: #aa0ace;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa0ace {
  border: 2px solid #aa0ace;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa0ace;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 10 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa0ace {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa0ace, #ce0a90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa0ace {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 10 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.67 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.65 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.86 #55f531 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa0ace  rgb(170, 10, 206)  hsl(289, 91%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#2ece0a  rgb(46, 206, 10)  hsl(109, 91%, 42%)  Lime Green
#ceaa0a  rgb(206, 170, 10)  hsl(49, 91%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#0aceaa  rgb(10, 206, 170)  hsl(169, 91%, 42%)  Caribbean Green