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#AA22DB

#aa22db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa22db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 13.33% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.37% cyan, 84.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 284.11°, with 73.12% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.148

Complementary

  1. #aa22db
  2. #53db22

Split complementary

  1. #aa22db
  2. #b0db22
  3. #22db4e

Analogous

  1. #4e22db
  2. #aa22db
  3. #db22b0

Triadic

  1. #aa22db
  2. #dbaa22
  3. #22dbaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa22db
  2. #db2253
  3. #53db22
  4. #22dbaa

Square

  1. #aa22db
  2. #db4e22
  3. #53db22
  4. #22b0db

Monochromatic

  1. #430d57
  2. #771899
  3. #aa22db
  4. #c463e7
  5. #dda5f1

Shades

#aa22db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa22db
  2. #991fc5
  3. #881baf
  4. #771899
  5. #661483
  6. #55116e
  7. #440e58
  8. #330a42
  9. #22072c
  10. #110316
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa22db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa22db
  2. #b338df
  3. #bb4ee2
  4. #c464e6
  5. #cc7ae9
  6. #d591ed
  7. #dda7f1
  8. #e6bdf4
  9. #eed3f8
  10. #f7e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa22db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa22db
  2. #a62bd2
  3. #a235c9
  4. #9d3ec0
  5. #9948b7
  6. #9551ae
  7. #915aa4
  8. #8d649b
  9. #886d92
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8957a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ed7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55483 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6152de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7059d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a745ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa22db {
  color: #aa22db;
}
Background
.bg-aa22db {
  background-color: #aa22db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa22db {
  border: 2px solid #aa22db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa22db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 34 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa22db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa22db, #db22b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa22db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 34 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.07 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.45 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.53 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.73 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.73 #55dd24 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa22db  rgb(170, 34, 219)  hsl(284, 73%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#53db22  rgb(83, 219, 34)  hsl(104, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dbaa22  rgb(219, 170, 34)  hsl(44, 73%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#22dbaa  rgb(34, 219, 170)  hsl(164, 73%, 50%)  Caribbean Green