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#AA25BB

#aa25bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa25bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 14.51% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.09% cyan, 80.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 293.2°, with 66.96% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1346

Complementary

  1. #aa25bb
  2. #36bb25

Split complementary

  1. #aa25bb
  2. #81bb25
  3. #25bb5f

Analogous

  1. #5f25bb
  2. #aa25bb
  3. #bb2581

Triadic

  1. #aa25bb
  2. #bbaa25
  3. #25bbaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa25bb
  2. #bb2536
  3. #36bb25
  4. #25bbaa

Square

  1. #aa25bb
  2. #bb5f25
  3. #36bb25
  4. #2581bb

Monochromatic

  1. #360c3b
  2. #70187b
  3. #aa25bb
  4. #cc50dc
  5. #df90e9

Shades

#aa25bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa25bb
  2. #9921a8
  3. #881e96
  4. #771a83
  5. #661670
  6. #55135e
  7. #440f4b
  8. #330b38
  9. #220725
  10. #110413
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa25bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa25bb
  2. #b33bc2
  3. #bb51c9
  4. #c466cf
  5. #cc7cd6
  6. #d592dd
  7. #dda8e4
  8. #e6beeb
  9. #eed3f1
  10. #f7e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa25bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa25bb
  2. #a62eb5
  3. #a237af
  4. #9d40a9
  5. #9949a3
  6. #95539e
  7. #915c98
  8. #8d6592
  9. #886e8c
  10. #847786
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875490 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f6cb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac4571 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b4dbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7958b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab3a94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa25bb {
  color: #aa25bb;
}
Background
.bg-aa25bb {
  background-color: #aa25bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa25bb {
  border: 2px solid #aa25bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa25bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 37 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 67% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa25bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa25bb, #bb2581);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa25bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 37 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.61 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.60 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.50 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.92 #55da44 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa25bb  rgb(170, 37, 187)  hsl(293, 67%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#36bb25  rgb(54, 187, 37)  hsl(113, 67%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#bbaa25  rgb(187, 170, 37)  hsl(53, 67%, 44%)  Brass
#25bbaa  rgb(37, 187, 170)  hsl(173, 67%, 44%)  Light Sea Green