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#AA2CAC

#aa2cac ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa2cac is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 17.25% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.16% cyan, 74.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 299.06°, with 59.26% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1333

Complementary

  1. #aa2cac
  2. #2eac2c

Split complementary

  1. #aa2cac
  2. #6eac2c
  3. #2cac6a

Analogous

  1. #6a2cac
  2. #aa2cac
  3. #ac2c6e

Triadic

  1. #aa2cac
  2. #acaa2c
  3. #2cacaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2cac
  2. #ac2c2e
  3. #2eac2c
  4. #2cacaa

Square

  1. #aa2cac
  2. #ac6a2c
  3. #2eac2c
  4. #2c6eac

Monochromatic

  1. #320d32
  2. #6e1c6f
  3. #aa2cac
  4. #d152d3
  5. #e18fe2

Shades

#aa2cac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2cac
  2. #99289b
  3. #88238a
  4. #771f78
  5. #661a67
  6. #551656
  7. #441245
  8. #330d34
  9. #220922
  10. #110411
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2cac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2cac
  2. #b341b4
  3. #bb56bd
  4. #c46bc5
  5. #cc80cd
  6. #d596d6
  7. #ddabde
  8. #e6c0e6
  9. #eed5ee
  10. #f7eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2cac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2cac
  2. #a634a8
  3. #a23da3
  4. #9d459f
  5. #994e9a
  6. #955696
  7. #915e92
  8. #8d678d
  9. #886f89
  10. #847884
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875588 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0b5caf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e6ca9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af416a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #704dae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d59aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad3a89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2cac {
  color: #aa2cac;
}
Background
.bg-aa2cac {
  background-color: #aa2cac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2cac {
  border: 2px solid #aa2cac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2cac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 44 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 59% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2cac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2cac, #ac2c6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2cac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 44 172 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.76 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.76 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.05 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.15 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.99 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.53 #55d353 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#aa2cac  rgb(170, 44, 172)  hsl(299, 59%, 42%)  Purpureus
#2eac2c  rgb(46, 172, 44)  hsl(119, 59%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#acaa2c  rgb(172, 170, 44)  hsl(59, 59%, 42%)  Brass
#2cacaa  rgb(44, 172, 170)  hsl(179, 59%, 42%)  Verdigris