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#AA1ECD

#aa1ecd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa1ecd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 11.76% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.07% cyan, 85.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 74.47% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1388

Complementary

  1. #aa1ecd
  2. #41cd1e

Split complementary

  1. #aa1ecd
  2. #99cd1e
  3. #1ecd53

Analogous

  1. #531ecd
  2. #aa1ecd
  3. #cd1e99

Triadic

  1. #aa1ecd
  2. #cdaa1e
  3. #1ecdaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa1ecd
  2. #cd1e41
  3. #41cd1e
  4. #1ecdaa

Square

  1. #aa1ecd
  2. #cd531e
  3. #41cd1e
  4. #1e99cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0a48
  2. #73148a
  3. #aa1ecd
  4. #c852e6
  5. #dd95ef

Shades

#aa1ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa1ecd
  2. #991bb9
  3. #8818a4
  4. #771590
  5. #66127b
  6. #550f67
  7. #440c52
  8. #33093e
  9. #220629
  10. #110315
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa1ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa1ecd
  2. #b335d2
  3. #bb4bd7
  4. #c462dc
  5. #cc78e1
  6. #d58fe6
  7. #dda5eb
  8. #e6bcf0
  9. #eed2f5
  10. #f7e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa1ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa1ecd
  2. #a628c5
  3. #a232be
  4. #9d3bb6
  5. #9945ae
  6. #954fa7
  7. #91599f
  8. #8d6397
  9. #886c8f
  10. #847688
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87549b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #266cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a94b7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #654ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7357cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a93ea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa1ecd {
  color: #aa1ecd;
}
Background
.bg-aa1ecd {
  background-color: #aa1ecd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa1ecd {
  border: 2px solid #aa1ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa1ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 30 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa1ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa1ecd, #cd1e99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa1ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 30 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.81 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.93 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.09 #55e132 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa1ecd  rgb(170, 30, 205)  hsl(288, 74%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#41cd1e  rgb(65, 205, 30)  hsl(108, 74%, 46%)  Lime Green
#cdaa1e  rgb(205, 170, 30)  hsl(48, 74%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#1ecdaa  rgb(30, 205, 170)  hsl(168, 74%, 46%)  Caribbean Green