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#AA0CC4

#aa0cc4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa0cc4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 4.71% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.27% cyan, 93.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 291.52°, with 88.46% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1279

Complementary

  1. #aa0cc4
  2. #26c40c

Split complementary

  1. #aa0cc4
  2. #82c40c
  3. #0cc44e

Analogous

  1. #4e0cc4
  2. #aa0cc4
  3. #c40c82

Triadic

  1. #aa0cc4
  2. #c4aa0c
  3. #0cc4aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa0cc4
  2. #c40c26
  3. #26c40c
  4. #0cc4aa

Square

  1. #aa0cc4
  2. #c44e0c
  3. #26c40c
  4. #0c82c4

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0334
  2. #6b087c
  3. #aa0cc4
  4. #d62af2
  5. #e473f6

Shades

#aa0cc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa0cc4
  2. #990bb0
  3. #880a9d
  4. #770889
  5. #660776
  6. #550662
  7. #44054e
  8. #33043b
  9. #220227
  10. #110114
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa0cc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa0cc4
  2. #b324ca
  3. #bb3dd0
  4. #c455d6
  5. #cc6ddc
  6. #d586e2
  7. #dd9ee7
  8. #e6b6ed
  9. #eecef3
  10. #f7e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa0cc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa0cc4
  2. #a618bd
  3. #a223b6
  4. #9d2fb0
  5. #993aa9
  6. #9546a2
  7. #91529b
  8. #8d5d94
  9. #88698e
  10. #847487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #864f94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c69c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab4173 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6647c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7453c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa339a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa0cc4 {
  color: #aa0cc4;
}
Background
.bg-aa0cc4 {
  background-color: #aa0cc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa0cc4 {
  border: 2px solid #aa0cc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa0cc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 12 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 88% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa0cc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa0cc4, #c40c82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa0cc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 12 196 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.09 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.40 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.03 #55f33b Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa0cc4  rgb(170, 12, 196)  hsl(292, 88%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#26c40c  rgb(38, 196, 12)  hsl(112, 88%, 41%)  Lime Green
#c4aa0c  rgb(196, 170, 12)  hsl(52, 88%, 41%)  Old Gold
#0cc4aa  rgb(12, 196, 170)  hsl(172, 88%, 41%)  Medium Aquamarine