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#AA24DC

#aa24dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa24dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 14.12% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 83.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 283.7°, with 72.44% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1498

Complementary

  1. #aa24dc
  2. #56dc24

Split complementary

  1. #aa24dc
  2. #b2dc24
  3. #24dc4e

Analogous

  1. #4e24dc
  2. #aa24dc
  3. #dc24b2

Triadic

  1. #aa24dc
  2. #dcaa24
  3. #24dcaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa24dc
  2. #dc2456
  3. #56dc24
  4. #24dcaa

Square

  1. #aa24dc
  2. #dc4e24
  3. #56dc24
  4. #24b2dc

Monochromatic

  1. #450e59
  2. #77199b
  3. #aa24dc
  4. #c466e7
  5. #dda8f1

Shades

#aa24dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa24dc
  2. #9920c6
  3. #881db0
  4. #77199a
  5. #661684
  6. #55126e
  7. #440e58
  8. #330b42
  9. #22072c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa24dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa24dc
  2. #b33ae0
  3. #bb50e3
  4. #c466e7
  5. #cc7cea
  6. #d592ee
  7. #dda7f1
  8. #e6bdf5
  9. #eed3f8
  10. #f7e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa24dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa24dc
  2. #a62dd3
  3. #a236ca
  4. #9d40c0
  5. #9949b7
  6. #9552ae
  7. #915ba5
  8. #8d649c
  9. #886e92
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8958a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55584 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6153df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #705ada ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a746ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa24dc {
  color: #aa24dc;
}
Background
.bg-aa24dc {
  background-color: #aa24dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa24dc {
  border: 2px solid #aa24dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa24dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 36 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa24dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa24dc, #dc24b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa24dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 36 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.27 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.68 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.72 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.72 #55db23 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa24dc  rgb(170, 36, 220)  hsl(284, 72%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#56dc24  rgb(86, 220, 36)  hsl(104, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dcaa24  rgb(220, 170, 36)  hsl(44, 72%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#24dcaa  rgb(36, 220, 170)  hsl(164, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green