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#AA28DD

#aa28dd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa28dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 15.69% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.08% cyan, 81.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 283.09°, with 72.69% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1528

Complementary

  1. #aa28dd
  2. #5bdd28

Split complementary

  1. #aa28dd
  2. #b6dd28
  3. #28dd50

Analogous

  1. #5028dd
  2. #aa28dd
  3. #dd28b6

Triadic

  1. #aa28dd
  2. #ddaa28
  3. #28ddaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa28dd
  2. #dd285b
  3. #5bdd28
  4. #28ddaa

Square

  1. #aa28dd
  2. #dd5028
  3. #5bdd28
  4. #28b6dd

Monochromatic

  1. #470f5d
  2. #7a199f
  3. #aa28dd
  4. #c46ae7
  5. #deacf2

Shades

#aa28dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa28dd
  2. #9924c7
  3. #8820b1
  4. #771c9b
  5. #661885
  6. #55146f
  7. #441058
  8. #330c42
  9. #22082c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa28dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa28dd
  2. #b33ee0
  3. #bb53e4
  4. #c469e7
  5. #cc7eeb
  6. #d594ee
  7. #dda9f1
  8. #e6bff5
  9. #eed4f8
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa28dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa28dd
  2. #a631d4
  3. #a23aca
  4. #9d42c1
  5. #994bb8
  6. #9554af
  7. #915da5
  8. #8d669c
  9. #886e93
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a59a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0470d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55785 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6254e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #705bdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a748af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa28dd {
  color: #aa28dd;
}
Background
.bg-aa28dd {
  background-color: #aa28dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa28dd {
  border: 2px solid #aa28dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa28dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 40 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa28dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa28dd, #dd28b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa28dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 40 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.03 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.03 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.65 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.61 #55d722 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa28dd  rgb(170, 40, 221)  hsl(283, 73%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#5bdd28  rgb(91, 221, 40)  hsl(103, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green
#ddaa28  rgb(221, 170, 40)  hsl(43, 73%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#28ddaa  rgb(40, 221, 170)  hsl(163, 73%, 51%)  Caribbean Green