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#AA0CD9

#aa0cd9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aa0cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.66% cyan, 94.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 286.24°, with 89.52% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1382

Complementary

  1. #aa0cd9
  2. #3bd90c

Split complementary

  1. #aa0cd9
  2. #a2d90c
  3. #0cd943

Analogous

  1. #430cd9
  2. #aa0cd9
  3. #d90ca2

Triadic

  1. #aa0cd9
  2. #d9aa0c
  3. #0cd9aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa0cd9
  2. #d90c3b
  3. #3bd90c
  4. #0cd9aa

Square

  1. #aa0cd9
  2. #d9430c
  3. #3bd90c
  4. #0ca2d9

Monochromatic

  1. #380448
  2. #710890
  3. #aa0cd9
  4. #ca3df4
  5. #de86f8

Shades

#aa0cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa0cd9
  2. #990bc3
  3. #880aae
  4. #770898
  5. #660782
  6. #55066d
  7. #440557
  8. #330441
  9. #22022b
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa0cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa0cd9
  2. #b324dd
  3. #bb3de1
  4. #c455e4
  5. #cc6de8
  6. #d586ec
  7. #dd9ef0
  8. #e6b6f4
  9. #eecef7
  10. #f7e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa0cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa0cd9
  2. #a618d0
  3. #a223c7
  4. #9d2fbe
  5. #993ab5
  6. #9546ad
  7. #9152a4
  8. #8d5d9b
  9. #886992
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8752a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a64d80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f4cdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e55d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a83dab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa0cd9 {
  color: #aa0cd9;
}
Background
.bg-aa0cd9 {
  background-color: #aa0cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa0cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #aa0cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa0cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 12 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa0cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa0cd9, #d90ca2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa0cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 12 217 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.42 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.42 #55f326 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa0cd9  rgb(170, 12, 217)  hsl(286, 90%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#3bd90c  rgb(59, 217, 12)  hsl(106, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d9aa0c  rgb(217, 170, 12)  hsl(46, 90%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#0cd9aa  rgb(12, 217, 170)  hsl(166, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green