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#AA18DB

#aa18db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#aa18db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 9.41% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.37% cyan, 89.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 284.92°, with 80.25% saturation and 47.65% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1431

Complementary

  1. #aa18db
  2. #49db18

Split complementary

  1. #aa18db
  2. #abdb18
  3. #18db48

Analogous

  1. #4818db
  2. #aa18db
  3. #db18ab

Triadic

  1. #aa18db
  2. #dbaa18
  3. #18dbaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa18db
  2. #db1849
  3. #49db18
  4. #18dbaa

Square

  1. #aa18db
  2. #db4818
  3. #49db18
  4. #18abdb

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0951
  2. #741096
  3. #aa18db
  4. #c653ec
  5. #dd98f4

Shades

#aa18db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa18db
  2. #9916c5
  3. #8813af
  4. #771199
  5. #660e83
  6. #550c6e
  7. #440a58
  8. #330742
  9. #22052c
  10. #110216
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa18db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa18db
  2. #b32fdf
  3. #bb46e2
  4. #c45de6
  5. #cc74e9
  6. #d58ced
  7. #dda3f1
  8. #e6baf4
  9. #eed1f8
  10. #f7e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa18db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa18db
  2. #a622d2
  3. #a22dc9
  4. #9d37c0
  5. #9942b7
  6. #954cae
  7. #9156a4
  8. #8d619b
  9. #886b92
  10. #847689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8854a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55182 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #604fde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e57d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a741ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa18db {
  color: #aa18db;
}
Background
.bg-aa18db {
  background-color: #aa18db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa18db {
  border: 2px solid #aa18db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa18db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 24 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa18db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa18db, #db18ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa18db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 24 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.15 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.80 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.17 #55e724 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa18db  rgb(170, 24, 219)  hsl(285, 80%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#49db18  rgb(73, 219, 24)  hsl(105, 80%, 48%)  Lime Green
#dbaa18  rgb(219, 170, 24)  hsl(45, 80%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#18dbaa  rgb(24, 219, 170)  hsl(165, 80%, 48%)  Caribbean Green