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#AA28DE

#aa28de ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa28de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.42% cyan, 81.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 73.39% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1534

Complementary

  1. #aa28de
  2. #5cde28

Split complementary

  1. #aa28de
  2. #b7de28
  3. #28de4f

Analogous

  1. #4f28de
  2. #aa28de
  3. #de28b7

Triadic

  1. #aa28de
  2. #deaa28
  3. #28deaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa28de
  2. #de285c
  3. #5cde28
  4. #28deaa

Square

  1. #aa28de
  2. #de4f28
  3. #5cde28
  4. #28b7de

Monochromatic

  1. #480f5e
  2. #7a19a1
  3. #aa28de
  4. #c46ae8
  5. #deadf2

Shades

#aa28de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa28de
  2. #9924c8
  3. #8820b2
  4. #771c9b
  5. #661885
  6. #55146f
  7. #441059
  8. #330c43
  9. #22082c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa28de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa28de
  2. #b33ee1
  3. #bb53e5
  4. #c469e8
  5. #cc7eeb
  6. #d594ef
  7. #dda9f2
  8. #e6bff5
  9. #eed4f8
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa28de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa28de
  2. #a631d5
  3. #a23acb
  4. #9d42c2
  5. #994bb8
  6. #9554af
  7. #915da6
  8. #8d669c
  9. #886e93
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a59a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a45786 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6254e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f5bdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a749b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa28de {
  color: #aa28de;
}
Background
.bg-aa28de {
  background-color: #aa28de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa28de {
  border: 2px solid #aa28de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa28de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 40 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa28de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa28de, #de28b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa28de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 40 222 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.92 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.62 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.09 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.75 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.70 #55d721 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa28de  rgb(170, 40, 222)  hsl(283, 73%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#5cde28  rgb(92, 222, 40)  hsl(103, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green
#deaa28  rgb(222, 170, 40)  hsl(43, 73%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#28deaa  rgb(40, 222, 170)  hsl(163, 73%, 51%)  Caribbean Green