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#AA1CDC

#aa1cdc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#aa1cdc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 10.98% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 87.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 284.38°, with 77.42% saturation and 48.63% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1454

Complementary

  1. #aa1cdc
  2. #4edc1c

Split complementary

  1. #aa1cdc
  2. #aedc1c
  3. #1cdc4a

Analogous

  1. #4a1cdc
  2. #aa1cdc
  3. #dc1cae

Triadic

  1. #aa1cdc
  2. #dcaa1c
  3. #1cdcaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa1cdc
  2. #dc1c4e
  3. #4edc1c
  4. #1cdcaa

Square

  1. #aa1cdc
  2. #dc4a1c
  3. #4edc1c
  4. #1caedc

Monochromatic

  1. #410b54
  2. #761398
  3. #aa1cdc
  4. #c55aea
  5. #dd9ef3

Shades

#aa1cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa1cdc
  2. #9919c6
  3. #8816b0
  4. #77149a
  5. #661184
  6. #550e6e
  7. #440b58
  8. #330842
  9. #22062c
  10. #110316
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa1cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa1cdc
  2. #b333e0
  3. #bb49e3
  4. #c460e7
  5. #cc77ea
  6. #d58eee
  7. #dda4f1
  8. #e6bbf5
  9. #eed2f8
  10. #f7e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa1cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa1cdc
  2. #a626d3
  3. #a230ca
  4. #9d3ac0
  5. #9944b7
  6. #954eae
  7. #9158a5
  8. #8d629c
  9. #886c92
  10. #847689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8855a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55283 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6050df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f58da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a743ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa1cdc {
  color: #aa1cdc;
}
Background
.bg-aa1cdc {
  background-color: #aa1cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa1cdc {
  border: 2px solid #aa1cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa1cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 28 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 77% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa1cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa1cdc, #dc1cae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa1cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 28 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.84 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.14 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.56 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.08 #55e323 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa1cdc  rgb(170, 28, 220)  hsl(284, 77%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#4edc1c  rgb(78, 220, 28)  hsl(104, 77%, 49%)  Lime Green
#dcaa1c  rgb(220, 170, 28)  hsl(44, 77%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#1cdcaa  rgb(28, 220, 170)  hsl(164, 77%, 49%)  Caribbean Green