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#AA2CE1

#aa2ce1 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa2ce1 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 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.44% cyan, 80.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 281.77°, with 75.1% saturation and 52.75% 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 3.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1578

Complementary

  1. #aa2ce1
  2. #63e12c

Split complementary

  1. #aa2ce1
  2. #bde12c
  3. #2ce150

Analogous

  1. #502ce1
  2. #aa2ce1
  3. #e12cbd

Triadic

  1. #aa2ce1
  2. #e1aa2c
  3. #2ce1aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2ce1
  2. #e12c63
  3. #63e12c
  4. #2ce1aa

Square

  1. #aa2ce1
  2. #e1502c
  3. #63e12c
  4. #2cbde1

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0e66
  2. #7d18a9
  3. #aa2ce1
  4. #c56feb
  5. #e0b2f4

Shades

#aa2ce1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2ce1
  2. #9928cb
  3. #8823b4
  4. #771f9e
  5. #661a87
  6. #551671
  7. #44125a
  8. #330d44
  9. #22092d
  10. #110417
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2ce1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2ce1
  2. #b341e4
  3. #bb56e7
  4. #c46bea
  5. #cc80ed
  6. #d596f0
  7. #ddabf3
  8. #e6c0f6
  9. #eed5f9
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2ce1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2ce1
  2. #a634d7
  3. #a23dce
  4. #9d45c4
  5. #994eba
  6. #9556b1
  7. #915ea7
  8. #8d679d
  9. #886f93
  10. #84788a
  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 #8a5ba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a35a88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6257e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f5ddf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a64cb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2ce1 {
  color: #aa2ce1;
}
Background
.bg-aa2ce1 {
  background-color: #aa2ce1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2ce1 {
  border: 2px solid #aa2ce1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2ce1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 44 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 75% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2ce1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2ce1, #e12cbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2ce1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 44 225 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.81 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.75 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.61 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.79 #55d31e Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa2ce1  rgb(170, 44, 225)  hsl(282, 75%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#63e12c  rgb(99, 225, 44)  hsl(102, 75%, 53%)  Lime Green
#e1aa2c  rgb(225, 170, 44)  hsl(42, 75%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#2ce1aa  rgb(44, 225, 170)  hsl(162, 75%, 53%)  Caribbean Green