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#AA2BD8

#aa2bd8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa2bd8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 16.86% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.3% cyan, 80.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 284.05°, with 68.92% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1523

Complementary

  1. #aa2bd8
  2. #59d82b

Split complementary

  1. #aa2bd8
  2. #afd82b
  3. #2bd853

Analogous

  1. #532bd8
  2. #aa2bd8
  3. #d82baf

Triadic

  1. #aa2bd8
  2. #d8aa2b
  3. #2bd8aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2bd8
  2. #d82b59
  3. #59d82b
  4. #2bd8aa

Square

  1. #aa2bd8
  2. #d8532b
  3. #59d82b
  4. #2bafd8

Monochromatic

  1. #46105a
  2. #791c9a
  3. #aa2bd8
  4. #c46ce4
  5. #deacf0

Shades

#aa2bd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2bd8
  2. #9927c2
  3. #8822ad
  4. #771e97
  5. #661a82
  6. #55166c
  7. #441156
  8. #330d41
  9. #22092b
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2bd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2bd8
  2. #b340dc
  3. #bb55e0
  4. #c46be4
  5. #cc80e8
  6. #d595ec
  7. #ddaaef
  8. #e6bff3
  9. #eed5f7
  10. #f7eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2bd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2bd8
  2. #a634cf
  3. #a23cc6
  4. #9d45be
  5. #994db5
  6. #9556ac
  7. #915ea3
  8. #8d679a
  9. #886f92
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a59a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c70d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a65683 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6454db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725cd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a748ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2bd8 {
  color: #aa2bd8;
}
Background
.bg-aa2bd8 {
  background-color: #aa2bd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2bd8 {
  border: 2px solid #aa2bd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2bd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 43 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 69% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2bd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2bd8, #d82baf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2bd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 43 216 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.09 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.70 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.99 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.41 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.99 #55d427 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa2bd8  rgb(170, 43, 216)  hsl(284, 69%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#59d82b  rgb(89, 216, 43)  hsl(104, 69%, 51%)  Lime Green
#d8aa2b  rgb(216, 170, 43)  hsl(44, 69%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#2bd8aa  rgb(43, 216, 170)  hsl(164, 69%, 51%)  Caribbean Green