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#AA0CCE

#aa0cce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aa0cce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 4.71% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.48% cyan, 94.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 288.87°, with 88.99% saturation and 42.75% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1327

Complementary

  1. #aa0cce
  2. #30ce0c

Split complementary

  1. #aa0cce
  2. #91ce0c
  3. #0cce49

Analogous

  1. #490cce
  2. #aa0cce
  3. #ce0c91

Triadic

  1. #aa0cce
  2. #ceaa0c
  3. #0cceaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa0cce
  2. #ce0c30
  3. #30ce0c
  4. #0cceaa

Square

  1. #aa0cce
  2. #ce490c
  3. #30ce0c
  4. #0c91ce

Monochromatic

  1. #33043d
  2. #6e0886
  3. #aa0cce
  4. #d033f3
  5. #e07cf7

Shades

#aa0cce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa0cce
  2. #990bb9
  3. #880aa5
  4. #770890
  5. #66077c
  6. #550667
  7. #440552
  8. #33043e
  9. #220229
  10. #110115
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa0cce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa0cce
  2. #b324d3
  3. #bb3dd8
  4. #c455dd
  5. #cc6de2
  6. #d586e7
  7. #dd9eeb
  8. #e6b6f0
  9. #eecef5
  10. #f7e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa0cce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa0cce
  2. #a618c6
  3. #a223be
  4. #9d2fb7
  5. #993aaf
  6. #9546a7
  7. #91529f
  8. #8d5d97
  9. #886990
  10. #847488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87509b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a6aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a84779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #634ad1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7254cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a938a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa0cce {
  color: #aa0cce;
}
Background
.bg-aa0cce {
  background-color: #aa0cce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa0cce {
  border: 2px solid #aa0cce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa0cce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 12 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 89% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa0cce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa0cce, #ce0c91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa0cce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 12 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.34 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.61 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.75 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.80 #55f331 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa0cce  rgb(170, 12, 206)  hsl(289, 89%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#30ce0c  rgb(48, 206, 12)  hsl(109, 89%, 43%)  Lime Green
#ceaa0c  rgb(206, 170, 12)  hsl(49, 89%, 43%)  Metallic Gold
#0cceaa  rgb(12, 206, 170)  hsl(169, 89%, 43%)  Caribbean Green