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#AA0BAE

#aa0bae ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa0bae is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 4.31% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.3% cyan, 93.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 298.53°, with 88.11% saturation and 36.27% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.73.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1184

Complementary

  1. #aa0bae
  2. #0fae0b

Split complementary

  1. #aa0bae
  2. #60ae0b
  3. #0bae58

Analogous

  1. #580bae
  2. #aa0bae
  3. #ae0b60

Triadic

  1. #aa0bae
  2. #aeaa0b
  3. #0baeaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa0bae
  2. #ae0b0f
  3. #0fae0b
  4. #0baeaa

Square

  1. #aa0bae
  2. #ae580b
  3. #0fae0b
  4. #0b60ae

Monochromatic

  1. #1d021e
  2. #640666
  3. #aa0bae
  4. #eb15f0
  5. #f15df5

Shades

#aa0bae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa0bae
  2. #990a9d
  3. #88098b
  4. #77087a
  5. #660768
  6. #550657
  7. #440446
  8. #330334
  9. #220223
  10. #110111
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa0bae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa0bae
  2. #b323b6
  3. #bb3cbe
  4. #c454c6
  5. #cc6dce
  6. #d585d7
  7. #dd9ddf
  8. #e6b6e7
  9. #eeceef
  10. #f7e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa0bae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa0bae
  2. #a617a9
  3. #a222a5
  4. #9d2ea0
  5. #993a9c
  6. #954697
  7. #915192
  8. #8d5d8e
  9. #886989
  10. #847485
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844c87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4267ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af3466 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b43b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a51ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad2989 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa0bae {
  color: #aa0bae;
}
Background
.bg-aa0bae {
  background-color: #aa0bae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa0bae {
  border: 2px solid #aa0bae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa0bae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 11 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 88% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa0bae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa0bae, #ae0b60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa0bae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 11 174 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.73 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.36 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.48 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.94 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.25 #55f451 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa0bae  rgb(170, 11, 174)  hsl(299, 88%, 36%)  Dark Orchid
#0fae0b  rgb(15, 174, 11)  hsl(119, 88%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#aeaa0b  rgb(174, 170, 11)  hsl(59, 88%, 36%)  Brass
#0baeaa  rgb(11, 174, 170)  hsl(179, 88%, 36%)  Light Sea Green