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#AA2DDB

#aa2ddb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa2ddb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.37% cyan, 79.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 283.1°, with 70.73% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1554

Complementary

  1. #aa2ddb
  2. #5edb2d

Split complementary

  1. #aa2ddb
  2. #b5db2d
  3. #2ddb53

Analogous

  1. #532ddb
  2. #aa2ddb
  3. #db2db5

Triadic

  1. #aa2ddb
  2. #dbaa2d
  3. #2ddbaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2ddb
  2. #db2d5e
  3. #5edb2d
  4. #2ddbaa

Square

  1. #aa2ddb
  2. #db532d
  3. #5edb2d
  4. #2db5db

Monochromatic

  1. #49105f
  2. #7b1ba0
  3. #aa2ddb
  4. #c46ee6
  5. #dfb0f1

Shades

#aa2ddb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2ddb
  2. #9929c5
  3. #8824af
  4. #772099
  5. #661b83
  6. #55176e
  7. #441258
  8. #330e42
  9. #22092c
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2ddb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2ddb
  2. #b342df
  3. #bb57e2
  4. #c46ce6
  5. #cc81e9
  6. #d596ed
  7. #ddabf1
  8. #e6c0f4
  9. #eed5f8
  10. #f7eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2ddb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2ddb
  2. #a635d2
  3. #a23ec9
  4. #9d46c0
  5. #994eb7
  6. #9557ae
  7. #915fa4
  8. #8d679b
  9. #886f92
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5ba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1771d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55885 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6456de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715dd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a74aae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2ddb {
  color: #aa2ddb;
}
Background
.bg-aa2ddb {
  background-color: #aa2ddb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2ddb {
  border: 2px solid #aa2ddb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2ddb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 45 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2ddb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2ddb, #db2db5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2ddb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 45 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.46 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.17 #55d224 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa2ddb  rgb(170, 45, 219)  hsl(283, 71%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#5edb2d  rgb(94, 219, 45)  hsl(103, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dbaa2d  rgb(219, 170, 45)  hsl(43, 71%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2ddbaa  rgb(45, 219, 170)  hsl(163, 71%, 52%)  Caribbean Green