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#AA12DA

#aa12da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aa12da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 7.06% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.02% cyan, 91.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 285.6°, with 84.75% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1404

Complementary

  1. #aa12da
  2. #42da12

Split complementary

  1. #aa12da
  2. #a6da12
  3. #12da46

Analogous

  1. #4612da
  2. #aa12da
  3. #da12a6

Triadic

  1. #aa12da
  2. #daaa12
  3. #12daaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa12da
  2. #da1242
  3. #42da12
  4. #12daaa

Square

  1. #aa12da
  2. #da4612
  3. #42da12
  4. #12a6da

Monochromatic

  1. #3c064d
  2. #730c93
  3. #aa12da
  4. #c849f0
  5. #dd8ff6

Shades

#aa12da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa12da
  2. #9910c4
  3. #880eae
  4. #770d99
  5. #660b83
  6. #55096d
  7. #440757
  8. #330541
  9. #22042c
  10. #110216
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa12da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa12da
  2. #b32ade
  3. #bb41e1
  4. #c459e5
  5. #cc71e9
  6. #d589ed
  7. #dda0f0
  8. #e6b8f4
  9. #eed0f8
  10. #f7e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa12da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa12da
  2. #a61dd1
  3. #a228c8
  4. #9d33bf
  5. #993eb6
  6. #9549ad
  7. #9154a4
  8. #8d5f9b
  9. #886a92
  10. #847589
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8853a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a64f81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f4ddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e56d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a73fac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa12da {
  color: #aa12da;
}
Background
.bg-aa12da {
  background-color: #aa12da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa12da {
  border: 2px solid #aa12da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa12da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 18 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa12da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa12da, #da12a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa12da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 18 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.20 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.04 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.10 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.31 #55ed25 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa12da  rgb(170, 18, 218)  hsl(286, 85%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#42da12  rgb(66, 218, 18)  hsl(106, 85%, 46%)  Lime Green
#daaa12  rgb(218, 170, 18)  hsl(46, 85%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#12daaa  rgb(18, 218, 170)  hsl(166, 85%, 46%)  Caribbean Green