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#AA2DC5

#aa2dc5 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa2dc5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 17.65% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.71% cyan, 77.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 289.34°, with 62.81% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1445

Complementary

  1. #aa2dc5
  2. #48c52d

Split complementary

  1. #aa2dc5
  2. #94c52d
  3. #2dc55e

Analogous

  1. #5e2dc5
  2. #aa2dc5
  3. #c52d94

Triadic

  1. #aa2dc5
  2. #c5aa2d
  3. #2dc5aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2dc5
  2. #c52d48
  3. #48c52d
  4. #2dc5aa

Square

  1. #aa2dc5
  2. #c55e2d
  3. #48c52d
  4. #2d94c5

Monochromatic

  1. #3f1148
  2. #741f87
  3. #aa2dc5
  4. #c663db
  5. #dda1ea

Shades

#aa2dc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2dc5
  2. #9929b1
  3. #88249e
  4. #77208a
  5. #661b76
  6. #551763
  7. #44124f
  8. #330e3b
  9. #220927
  10. #110514
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2dc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2dc5
  2. #b342cb
  3. #bb57d1
  4. #c46cd6
  5. #cc81dc
  6. #d596e2
  7. #ddabe8
  8. #e6c0ee
  9. #eed5f3
  10. #f7eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2dc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2dc5
  2. #a635be
  3. #a23eb7
  4. #9d46b0
  5. #994ea9
  6. #9557a3
  7. #915f9c
  8. #8d6795
  9. #886f8e
  10. #847887
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a6ec2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa4e79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a52c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #785bc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa439d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2dc5 {
  color: #aa2dc5;
}
Background
.bg-aa2dc5 {
  background-color: #aa2dc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2dc5 {
  border: 2px solid #aa2dc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2dc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 45 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 63% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2dc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2dc5, #c52d94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2dc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 45 197 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.31 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.69 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.62 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.86 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.09 #55d23a Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa2dc5  rgb(170, 45, 197)  hsl(289, 63%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#48c52d  rgb(72, 197, 45)  hsl(109, 63%, 47%)  Lime Green
#c5aa2d  rgb(197, 170, 45)  hsl(49, 63%, 47%)  Old Gold
#2dc5aa  rgb(45, 197, 170)  hsl(169, 63%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine