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#AA0DC6

#aa0dc6 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa0dc6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 5.1% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.14% cyan, 93.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 290.92°, with 87.68% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1291

Complementary

  1. #aa0dc6
  2. #29c60d

Split complementary

  1. #aa0dc6
  2. #85c60d
  3. #0dc64d

Analogous

  1. #4d0dc6
  2. #aa0dc6
  3. #c60d85

Triadic

  1. #aa0dc6
  2. #c6aa0d
  3. #0dc6aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa0dc6
  2. #c60d29
  3. #29c60d
  4. #0dc6aa

Square

  1. #aa0dc6
  2. #c64d0d
  3. #29c60d
  4. #0d85c6

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0436
  2. #6c087e
  3. #aa0dc6
  4. #d42ef1
  5. #e376f6

Shades

#aa0dc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa0dc6
  2. #990cb2
  3. #880a9e
  4. #77098b
  5. #660877
  6. #550763
  7. #44054f
  8. #33043b
  9. #220328
  10. #110114
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa0dc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa0dc6
  2. #b325cc
  3. #bb3dd1
  4. #c456d7
  5. #cc6edd
  6. #d586e3
  7. #dd9ee8
  8. #e6b6ee
  9. #eecff4
  10. #f7e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa0dc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa0dc6
  2. #a619bf
  3. #a224b8
  4. #9d30b1
  5. #993baa
  6. #9547a3
  7. #91529c
  8. #8d5e95
  9. #88698e
  10. #847587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #864f96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2969c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa4375 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6548c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7453c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa349c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa0dc6 {
  color: #aa0dc6;
}
Background
.bg-aa0dc6 {
  background-color: #aa0dc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa0dc6 {
  border: 2px solid #aa0dc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa0dc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 13 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 88% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa0dc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa0dc6, #c60d85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa0dc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 13 198 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.79 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.43 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.57 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.77 #55f239 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa0dc6  rgb(170, 13, 198)  hsl(291, 88%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#29c60d  rgb(41, 198, 13)  hsl(111, 88%, 41%)  Lime Green
#c6aa0d  rgb(198, 170, 13)  hsl(51, 88%, 41%)  Old Gold
#0dc6aa  rgb(13, 198, 170)  hsl(171, 88%, 41%)  Medium Aquamarine