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#AA27DC

#aa27dc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa27dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 15.29% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 82.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 283.43°, with 72.11% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.21:1 (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 luminance0.1516

Complementary

  1. #aa27dc
  2. #59dc27

Split complementary

  1. #aa27dc
  2. #b3dc27
  3. #27dc4f

Analogous

  1. #4f27dc
  2. #aa27dc
  3. #dc27b3

Triadic

  1. #aa27dc
  2. #dcaa27
  3. #27dcaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa27dc
  2. #dc2759
  3. #59dc27
  4. #27dcaa

Square

  1. #aa27dc
  2. #dc4f27
  3. #59dc27
  4. #27b3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #460f5b
  2. #79199d
  3. #aa27dc
  4. #c469e7
  5. #deabf1

Shades

#aa27dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa27dc
  2. #9923c6
  3. #881fb0
  4. #771b9a
  5. #661784
  6. #55146e
  7. #441058
  8. #330c42
  9. #22082c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa27dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa27dc
  2. #b33de0
  3. #bb52e3
  4. #c468e7
  5. #cc7dea
  6. #d593ee
  7. #dda9f1
  8. #e6bef5
  9. #eed4f8
  10. #f7e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa27dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa27dc
  2. #a630d3
  3. #a239ca
  4. #9d42c0
  5. #994bb7
  6. #9554ae
  7. #915ca5
  8. #8d659c
  9. #886e92
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8959a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #066fd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6254df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #705bda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a748af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa27dc {
  color: #aa27dc;
}
Background
.bg-aa27dc {
  background-color: #aa27dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa27dc {
  border: 2px solid #aa27dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa27dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 39 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa27dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa27dc, #dc27b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa27dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 39 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.10 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.93 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.57 #55d823 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa27dc  rgb(170, 39, 220)  hsl(283, 72%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#59dc27  rgb(89, 220, 39)  hsl(103, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dcaa27  rgb(220, 170, 39)  hsl(43, 72%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#27dcaa  rgb(39, 220, 170)  hsl(163, 72%, 51%)  Caribbean Green