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#AA0CDB

#aa0cdb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aa0cdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.37% cyan, 94.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 285.8°, with 89.61% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1392

Complementary

  1. #aa0cdb
  2. #3ddb0c

Split complementary

  1. #aa0cdb
  2. #a4db0c
  3. #0cdb43

Analogous

  1. #430cdb
  2. #aa0cdb
  3. #db0ca4

Triadic

  1. #aa0cdb
  2. #dbaa0c
  3. #0cdbaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa0cdb
  2. #db0c3d
  3. #3ddb0c
  4. #0cdbaa

Square

  1. #aa0cdb
  2. #db430c
  3. #3ddb0c
  4. #0ca4db

Monochromatic

  1. #39044a
  2. #720892
  3. #aa0cdb
  4. #ca3ff4
  5. #de88f8

Shades

#aa0cdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa0cdb
  2. #990bc5
  3. #880aaf
  4. #770899
  5. #660783
  6. #55066e
  7. #440558
  8. #330442
  9. #22022c
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa0cdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa0cdb
  2. #b324df
  3. #bb3de2
  4. #c455e6
  5. #cc6de9
  6. #d586ed
  7. #dd9ef1
  8. #e6b6f4
  9. #eecef8
  10. #f7e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa0cdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa0cdb
  2. #a618d2
  3. #a223c9
  4. #9d2fc0
  5. #993ab7
  6. #9546ae
  7. #9152a4
  8. #8d5d9b
  9. #886992
  10. #847489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8852a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a54e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e4cde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d55d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a73dac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa0cdb {
  color: #aa0cdb;
}
Background
.bg-aa0cdb {
  background-color: #aa0cdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa0cdb {
  border: 2px solid #aa0cdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa0cdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 12 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa0cdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa0cdb, #db0ca4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa0cdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 12 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.30 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.14 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.29 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.55 #55f324 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa0cdb  rgb(170, 12, 219)  hsl(286, 90%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#3ddb0c  rgb(61, 219, 12)  hsl(106, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dbaa0c  rgb(219, 170, 12)  hsl(46, 90%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#0cdbaa  rgb(12, 219, 170)  hsl(166, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green