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#AA22DD

#aa22dd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa22dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.08% cyan, 84.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 283.64°, with 73.33% saturation and 50% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1491

Complementary

  1. #aa22dd
  2. #55dd22

Split complementary

  1. #aa22dd
  2. #b2dd22
  3. #22dd4d

Analogous

  1. #4d22dd
  2. #aa22dd
  3. #dd22b2

Triadic

  1. #aa22dd
  2. #ddaa22
  3. #22ddaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa22dd
  2. #dd2255
  3. #55dd22
  4. #22ddaa

Square

  1. #aa22dd
  2. #dd4d22
  3. #55dd22
  4. #22b2dd

Monochromatic

  1. #440e58
  2. #77189b
  3. #aa22dd
  4. #c464e7
  5. #dda7f1

Shades

#aa22dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa22dd
  2. #991fc7
  3. #881bb1
  4. #77189b
  5. #661485
  6. #55116f
  7. #440e58
  8. #330a42
  9. #22072c
  10. #110316
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa22dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa22dd
  2. #b338e0
  3. #bb4ee4
  4. #c464e7
  5. #cc7aeb
  6. #d591ee
  7. #dda7f1
  8. #e6bdf5
  9. #eed3f8
  10. #f7e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa22dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa22dd
  2. #a62bd4
  3. #a235ca
  4. #9d3ec1
  5. #9948b8
  6. #9551af
  7. #915aa5
  8. #8d649c
  9. #886d93
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8957a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55585 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6152e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f59db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a746af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa22dd {
  color: #aa22dd;
}
Background
.bg-aa22dd {
  background-color: #aa22dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa22dd {
  border: 2px solid #aa22dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa22dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 34 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa22dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa22dd, #dd22b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa22dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 34 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.84 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.44 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.57 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.90 #55dd22 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa22dd  rgb(170, 34, 221)  hsl(284, 73%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#55dd22  rgb(85, 221, 34)  hsl(104, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green
#ddaa22  rgb(221, 170, 34)  hsl(44, 73%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#22ddaa  rgb(34, 221, 170)  hsl(164, 73%, 50%)  Caribbean Green