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#AA17DA

#aa17da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aa17da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 9.02% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.02% cyan, 89.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 285.23°, with 80.91% saturation and 47.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1422

Complementary

  1. #aa17da
  2. #47da17

Split complementary

  1. #aa17da
  2. #a8da17
  3. #17da48

Analogous

  1. #4817da
  2. #aa17da
  3. #da17a8

Triadic

  1. #aa17da
  2. #daaa17
  3. #17daaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa17da
  2. #da1747
  3. #47da17
  4. #17daaa

Square

  1. #aa17da
  2. #da4817
  3. #47da17
  4. #17a8da

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0850
  2. #741095
  3. #aa17da
  4. #c651ed
  5. #dd96f4

Shades

#aa17da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa17da
  2. #9915c4
  3. #8812ae
  4. #771099
  5. #660e83
  6. #550c6d
  7. #440957
  8. #330741
  9. #22052c
  10. #110216
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa17da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa17da
  2. #b32ede
  3. #bb45e1
  4. #c45de5
  5. #cc74e9
  6. #d58bed
  7. #dda2f0
  8. #e6b9f4
  9. #eed1f8
  10. #f7e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa17da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa17da
  2. #a622d1
  3. #a22cc8
  4. #9d37bf
  5. #9941b6
  6. #954cad
  7. #9156a4
  8. #8d619b
  9. #886b92
  10. #847689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8854a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #604edd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f57d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a740ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa17da {
  color: #aa17da;
}
Background
.bg-aa17da {
  background-color: #aa17da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa17da {
  border: 2px solid #aa17da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa17da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 23 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa17da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa17da, #da17a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa17da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 23 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.12 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.40 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.94 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.14 #55e825 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa17da  rgb(170, 23, 218)  hsl(285, 81%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#47da17  rgb(71, 218, 23)  hsl(105, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green
#daaa17  rgb(218, 170, 23)  hsl(45, 81%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#17daaa  rgb(23, 218, 170)  hsl(165, 81%, 47%)  Caribbean Green