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#AA14AA

#aa14aa ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa14aa is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 7.84% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 78.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.2.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1195

Complementary

  1. #aa14aa
  2. #14aa14

Split complementary

  1. #aa14aa
  2. #5faa14
  3. #14aa5f

Analogous

  1. #5f14aa
  2. #aa14aa
  3. #aa145f

Triadic

  1. #aa14aa
  2. #aaaa14
  3. #14aaaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa14aa
  2. #aa1414
  3. #14aa14
  4. #14aaaa

Square

  1. #aa14aa
  2. #aa5f14
  3. #14aa14
  4. #145faa

Monochromatic

  1. #210421
  2. #660c66
  3. #aa14aa
  4. #e525e5
  5. #ed6aed

Shades

#aa14aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa14aa
  2. #991299
  3. #881088
  4. #770e77
  5. #660c66
  6. #550a55
  7. #440844
  8. #330633
  9. #220422
  10. #110211
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa14aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa14aa
  2. #b32cb3
  3. #bb43bb
  4. #c45bc4
  5. #cc72cc
  6. #d58ad5
  7. #dda1dd
  8. #e6b9e6
  9. #eed0ee
  10. #f7e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa14aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa14aa
  2. #a61fa6
  3. #a22aa2
  4. #9d349d
  5. #993f99
  6. #954a95
  7. #915591
  8. #8d608d
  9. #886a88
  10. #847584
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844d84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4667a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b03465 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d44ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b52a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad2a86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa14aa {
  color: #aa14aa;
}
Background
.bg-aa14aa {
  background-color: #aa14aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa14aa {
  border: 2px solid #aa14aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa14aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 20 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 79% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa14aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa14aa, #aa145f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa14aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 20 170 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.20 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.47 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.06 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.27 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.37 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.60 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.86 #55eb55 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa14aa  rgb(170, 20, 170)  hsl(300, 79%, 37%)  Dark Orchid
#14aa14  rgb(20, 170, 20)  hsl(120, 79%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#aaaa14  rgb(170, 170, 20)  hsl(60, 79%, 37%)  Brass
#14aaaa  rgb(20, 170, 170)  hsl(180, 79%, 37%)  Light Sea Green