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#AA2CDC

#aa2cdc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa2cdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 282.95°, with 71.54% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1551

Complementary

  1. #aa2cdc
  2. #5edc2c

Split complementary

  1. #aa2cdc
  2. #b6dc2c
  3. #2cdc52

Analogous

  1. #522cdc
  2. #aa2cdc
  3. #dc2cb6

Triadic

  1. #aa2cdc
  2. #dcaa2c
  3. #2cdcaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2cdc
  2. #dc2c5e
  3. #5edc2c
  4. #2cdcaa

Square

  1. #aa2cdc
  2. #dc522c
  3. #5edc2c
  4. #2cb6dc

Monochromatic

  1. #49105f
  2. #7b1ba1
  3. #aa2cdc
  4. #c46ee7
  5. #dfaff2

Shades

#aa2cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2cdc
  2. #9928c6
  3. #8823b0
  4. #771f9a
  5. #661a84
  6. #55166e
  7. #441258
  8. #330d42
  9. #22092c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2cdc
  2. #b341e0
  3. #bb56e3
  4. #c46be7
  5. #cc80ea
  6. #d596ee
  7. #ddabf1
  8. #e6c0f5
  9. #eed5f8
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2cdc
  2. #a634d3
  3. #a23dca
  4. #9d45c0
  5. #994eb7
  6. #9556ae
  7. #915ea5
  8. #8d679c
  9. #886f92
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5aa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1270d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55886 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6356df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715cda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a74aaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2cdc {
  color: #aa2cdc;
}
Background
.bg-aa2cdc {
  background-color: #aa2cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2cdc {
  border: 2px solid #aa2cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 44 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2cdc, #dc2cb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 44 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.39 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.31 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.87 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.39 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.13 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.32 #55d323 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa2cdc  rgb(170, 44, 220)  hsl(283, 72%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#5edc2c  rgb(94, 220, 44)  hsl(103, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dcaa2c  rgb(220, 170, 44)  hsl(43, 72%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2cdcaa  rgb(44, 220, 170)  hsl(163, 72%, 52%)  Caribbean Green