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#AA26DC

#aa26dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa26dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 14.9% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 82.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 283.52°, with 72.22% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.151

Complementary

  1. #aa26dc
  2. #58dc26

Split complementary

  1. #aa26dc
  2. #b3dc26
  3. #26dc4f

Analogous

  1. #4f26dc
  2. #aa26dc
  3. #dc26b3

Triadic

  1. #aa26dc
  2. #dcaa26
  3. #26dcaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa26dc
  2. #dc2658
  3. #58dc26
  4. #26dcaa

Square

  1. #aa26dc
  2. #dc4f26
  3. #58dc26
  4. #26b3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #460f5a
  2. #78199c
  3. #aa26dc
  4. #c468e7
  5. #deaaf1

Shades

#aa26dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa26dc
  2. #9922c6
  3. #881eb0
  4. #771b9a
  5. #661784
  6. #55136e
  7. #440f58
  8. #330b42
  9. #22082c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa26dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa26dc
  2. #b33ce0
  3. #bb51e3
  4. #c467e7
  5. #cc7dea
  6. #d593ee
  7. #dda8f1
  8. #e6bef5
  9. #eed4f8
  10. #f7e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa26dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa26dc
  2. #a62fd3
  3. #a238ca
  4. #9d41c0
  5. #994ab7
  6. #9553ae
  7. #915ca5
  8. #8d659c
  9. #886e92
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8958a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #046fd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6253df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #705bda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a747ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa26dc {
  color: #aa26dc;
}
Background
.bg-aa26dc {
  background-color: #aa26dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa26dc {
  border: 2px solid #aa26dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa26dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 38 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa26dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa26dc, #dc26b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa26dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 38 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.06 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.61 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.62 #55d923 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa26dc  rgb(170, 38, 220)  hsl(284, 72%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#58dc26  rgb(88, 220, 38)  hsl(104, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dcaa26  rgb(220, 170, 38)  hsl(44, 72%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#26dcaa  rgb(38, 220, 170)  hsl(164, 72%, 51%)  Caribbean Green