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#AA29C8

#aa29c8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa29c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 16.08% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 79.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 288.68°, with 65.98% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.143

Complementary

  1. #aa29c8
  2. #47c829

Split complementary

  1. #aa29c8
  2. #96c829
  3. #29c85a

Analogous

  1. #5a29c8
  2. #aa29c8
  3. #c82996

Triadic

  1. #aa29c8
  2. #c8aa29
  3. #29c8aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa29c8
  2. #c82947
  3. #47c829
  4. #29c8aa

Square

  1. #aa29c8
  2. #c85a29
  3. #47c829
  4. #2996c8

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0f49
  2. #741c88
  3. #aa29c8
  4. #c65fde
  5. #dd9feb

Shades

#aa29c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa29c8
  2. #9925b4
  3. #8821a0
  4. #771d8c
  5. #661978
  6. #551564
  7. #441050
  8. #330c3c
  9. #220828
  10. #110414
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa29c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa29c8
  2. #b33ece
  3. #bb54d3
  4. #c469d9
  5. #cc7fde
  6. #d594e4
  7. #dda9e9
  8. #e6bfef
  9. #eed4f4
  10. #f7eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa29c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa29c8
  2. #a632c1
  3. #a23aba
  4. #9d43b2
  5. #994cab
  6. #9555a4
  7. #915d9d
  8. #8d6696
  9. #886f8e
  10. #847787
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885799 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #356ec5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa4d79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6951cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765ac6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa419f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa29c8 {
  color: #aa29c8;
}
Background
.bg-aa29c8 {
  background-color: #aa29c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa29c8 {
  border: 2px solid #aa29c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa29c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 41 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 66% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa29c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa29c8, #c82996);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa29c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 41 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.18 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.16 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.68 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.02 #55d637 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa29c8  rgb(170, 41, 200)  hsl(289, 66%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#47c829  rgb(71, 200, 41)  hsl(109, 66%, 47%)  Lime Green
#c8aa29  rgb(200, 170, 41)  hsl(49, 66%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#29c8aa  rgb(41, 200, 170)  hsl(169, 66%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine