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#AA2CE3

#aa2ce3 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa2ce3 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 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.11% cyan, 80.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 281.31°, with 76.57% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1589

Complementary

  1. #aa2ce3
  2. #65e32c

Split complementary

  1. #aa2ce3
  2. #c1e32c
  3. #2ce34f

Analogous

  1. #4f2ce3
  2. #aa2ce3
  3. #e32cc1

Triadic

  1. #aa2ce3
  2. #e3aa2c
  3. #2ce3aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2ce3
  2. #e32c65
  3. #65e32c
  4. #2ce3aa

Square

  1. #aa2ce3
  2. #e34f2c
  3. #65e32c
  4. #2cc1e3

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0e68
  2. #7d17ac
  3. #aa2ce3
  4. #c570ec
  5. #e0b3f5

Shades

#aa2ce3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2ce3
  2. #9928cc
  3. #8823b6
  4. #771f9f
  5. #661a88
  6. #551672
  7. #44125b
  8. #330d44
  9. #22092d
  10. #110417
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2ce3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2ce3
  2. #b341e6
  3. #bb56e9
  4. #c46beb
  5. #cc80ee
  6. #d596f1
  7. #ddabf4
  8. #e6c0f7
  9. #eed5f9
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2ce3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2ce3
  2. #a634d9
  3. #a23dcf
  4. #9d45c5
  5. #994ebb
  6. #9556b2
  7. #915ea8
  8. #8d679e
  9. #886f94
  10. #84788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5baa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a35b8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6157e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e5de1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a64db4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2ce3 {
  color: #aa2ce3;
}
Background
.bg-aa2ce3 {
  background-color: #aa2ce3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2ce3 {
  border: 2px solid #aa2ce3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2ce3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 44 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 77% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2ce3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2ce3, #e32cc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2ce3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 44 227 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.73 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.66 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.72 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.81 #55d31c Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa2ce3  rgb(170, 44, 227)  hsl(281, 77%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#65e32c  rgb(101, 227, 44)  hsl(101, 77%, 53%)  Lawn Green
#e3aa2c  rgb(227, 170, 44)  hsl(41, 77%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#2ce3aa  rgb(44, 227, 170)  hsl(161, 77%, 53%)  Caribbean Green