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#AA2ADA

#aa2ada ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa2ada is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 16.47% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.02% cyan, 80.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 283.64°, with 70.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 3.17.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1526

Complementary

  1. #aa2ada
  2. #5ada2a

Split complementary

  1. #aa2ada
  2. #b2da2a
  3. #2ada52

Analogous

  1. #522ada
  2. #aa2ada
  3. #da2ab2

Triadic

  1. #aa2ada
  2. #daaa2a
  3. #2adaaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2ada
  2. #da2a5a
  3. #5ada2a
  4. #2adaaa

Square

  1. #aa2ada
  2. #da522a
  3. #5ada2a
  4. #2ab2da

Monochromatic

  1. #47105b
  2. #791b9c
  3. #aa2ada
  4. #c46be5
  5. #deacf1

Shades

#aa2ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2ada
  2. #9926c4
  3. #8822ae
  4. #771d99
  5. #661983
  6. #55156d
  7. #441157
  8. #330d41
  9. #22082c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2ada
  2. #b33fde
  3. #bb55e1
  4. #c46ae5
  5. #cc7fe9
  6. #d595ed
  7. #ddaaf0
  8. #e6bff4
  9. #eed4f8
  10. #f7eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2ada
  2. #a633d1
  3. #a23bc8
  4. #9d44bf
  5. #994cb6
  6. #9555ad
  7. #915ea4
  8. #8d669b
  9. #886f92
  10. #847789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a59a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1570d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55684 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6354dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715cd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a748ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2ada {
  color: #aa2ada;
}
Background
.bg-aa2ada {
  background-color: #aa2ada;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2ada {
  border: 2px solid #aa2ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 42 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 70% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2ada, #da2ab2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 42 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.85 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.13 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.23 #55d525 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa2ada  rgb(170, 42, 218)  hsl(284, 70%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#5ada2a  rgb(90, 218, 42)  hsl(104, 70%, 51%)  Lime Green
#daaa2a  rgb(218, 170, 42)  hsl(44, 70%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#2adaaa  rgb(42, 218, 170)  hsl(164, 70%, 51%)  Caribbean Green