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#AA23DA

#aa23da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa23da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 13.73% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.02% cyan, 83.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 284.26°, with 72.33% 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 3.04.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1481

Complementary

  1. #aa23da
  2. #53da23

Split complementary

  1. #aa23da
  2. #afda23
  3. #23da4e

Analogous

  1. #4e23da
  2. #aa23da
  3. #da23af

Triadic

  1. #aa23da
  2. #daaa23
  3. #23daaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa23da
  2. #da2353
  3. #53da23
  4. #23daaa

Square

  1. #aa23da
  2. #da4e23
  3. #53da23
  4. #23afda

Monochromatic

  1. #430e56
  2. #771898
  3. #aa23da
  4. #c463e6
  5. #dda5f1

Shades

#aa23da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa23da
  2. #9920c4
  3. #881cae
  4. #771999
  5. #661583
  6. #55126d
  7. #440e57
  8. #330b41
  9. #22072c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa23da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa23da
  2. #b339de
  3. #bb4fe1
  4. #c465e5
  5. #cc7be9
  6. #d591ed
  7. #dda7f0
  8. #e6bdf4
  9. #eed3f8
  10. #f7e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa23da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa23da
  2. #a62cd1
  3. #a236c8
  4. #9d3fbf
  5. #9948b6
  6. #9552ad
  7. #915ba4
  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 #0065df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #086ed6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55483 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6252dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7059d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a745ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa23da {
  color: #aa23da;
}
Background
.bg-aa23da {
  background-color: #aa23da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa23da {
  border: 2px solid #aa23da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa23da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 35 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa23da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa23da, #da23af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa23da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 35 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.60 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.60 #55dc25 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa23da  rgb(170, 35, 218)  hsl(284, 72%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#53da23  rgb(83, 218, 35)  hsl(104, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#daaa23  rgb(218, 170, 35)  hsl(44, 72%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#23daaa  rgb(35, 218, 170)  hsl(164, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green