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#AA2AE4

#aa2ae4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa2ae4 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 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.44% cyan, 81.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 281.29°, with 77.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.158

Complementary

  1. #aa2ae4
  2. #64e42a

Split complementary

  1. #aa2ae4
  2. #c1e42a
  3. #2ae44d

Analogous

  1. #4d2ae4
  2. #aa2ae4
  3. #e42ac1

Triadic

  1. #aa2ae4
  2. #e4aa2a
  3. #2ae4aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2ae4
  2. #e42a64
  3. #64e42a
  4. #2ae4aa

Square

  1. #aa2ae4
  2. #e44d2a
  3. #64e42a
  4. #2ac1e4

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0d68
  2. #7d16ac
  3. #aa2ae4
  4. #c56eed
  5. #e0b2f5

Shades

#aa2ae4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2ae4
  2. #9926cd
  3. #8822b6
  4. #771da0
  5. #661989
  6. #551572
  7. #44115b
  8. #330d44
  9. #22082e
  10. #110417
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2ae4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2ae4
  2. #b33fe7
  3. #bb55e9
  4. #c46aec
  5. #cc7fef
  6. #d595f2
  7. #ddaaf4
  8. #e6bff7
  9. #eed4fa
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2ae4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2ae4
  2. #a633da
  3. #a23bd0
  4. #9d44c6
  5. #994cbc
  6. #9555b2
  7. #915ea8
  8. #8d669e
  9. #886f94
  10. #84778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a35b8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6056e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e5ce2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a64cb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2ae4 {
  color: #aa2ae4;
}
Background
.bg-aa2ae4 {
  background-color: #aa2ae4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2ae4 {
  border: 2px solid #aa2ae4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2ae4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 42 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 78% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2ae4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2ae4, #e42ac1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2ae4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 42 228 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.02 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.61 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.47 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.02 #55d51b Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa2ae4  rgb(170, 42, 228)  hsl(281, 78%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#64e42a  rgb(100, 228, 42)  hsl(101, 78%, 53%)  Lawn Green
#e4aa2a  rgb(228, 170, 42)  hsl(41, 78%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#2ae4aa  rgb(42, 228, 170)  hsl(161, 78%, 53%)  Caribbean Green