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#AA11BB

#aa11bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa11bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 6.67% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.09% cyan, 90.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 294°, with 83.33% saturation and 40% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1253

Complementary

  1. #aa11bb
  2. #22bb11

Split complementary

  1. #aa11bb
  2. #77bb11
  3. #11bb55

Analogous

  1. #5511bb
  2. #aa11bb
  3. #bb1177

Triadic

  1. #aa11bb
  2. #bbaa11
  3. #11bbaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa11bb
  2. #bb1122
  3. #22bb11
  4. #11bbaa

Square

  1. #aa11bb
  2. #bb5511
  3. #22bb11
  4. #1177bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2a042f
  2. #6a0b75
  3. #aa11bb
  4. #d92dec
  5. #e573f2

Shades

#aa11bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa11bb
  2. #990fa8
  3. #880e96
  4. #770c83
  5. #660a70
  6. #55095e
  7. #44074b
  8. #330538
  9. #220325
  10. #110213
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa11bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa11bb
  2. #b329c2
  3. #bb41c9
  4. #c458cf
  5. #cc70d6
  6. #d588dd
  7. #dda0e4
  8. #e6b8eb
  9. #eecff1
  10. #f7e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa11bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa11bb
  2. #a61cb5
  3. #a227af
  4. #9d32a9
  5. #993da3
  6. #95499e
  7. #915498
  8. #8d5f92
  9. #886a8c
  10. #847586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854f8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3869b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad3d6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6946bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7753b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac3193 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa11bb {
  color: #aa11bb;
}
Background
.bg-aa11bb {
  background-color: #aa11bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa11bb {
  border: 2px solid #aa11bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa11bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 17 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa11bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa11bb, #bb1177);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa11bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 17 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.48 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.41 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.92 #55ee44 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa11bb  rgb(170, 17, 187)  hsl(294, 83%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#22bb11  rgb(34, 187, 17)  hsl(114, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bbaa11  rgb(187, 170, 17)  hsl(54, 83%, 40%)  Brass
#11bbaa  rgb(17, 187, 170)  hsl(174, 83%, 40%)  Light Sea Green