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#AA2DDD

#aa2ddd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa2ddd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.08% cyan, 79.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 282.61°, with 72.13% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1564

Complementary

  1. #aa2ddd
  2. #60dd2d

Split complementary

  1. #aa2ddd
  2. #b8dd2d
  3. #2ddd52

Analogous

  1. #522ddd
  2. #aa2ddd
  3. #dd2db8

Triadic

  1. #aa2ddd
  2. #ddaa2d
  3. #2dddaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2ddd
  2. #dd2d60
  3. #60dd2d
  4. #2dddaa

Square

  1. #aa2ddd
  2. #dd522d
  3. #60dd2d
  4. #2db8dd

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1061
  2. #7b1aa3
  3. #aa2ddd
  4. #c56fe8
  5. #dfb1f2

Shades

#aa2ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2ddd
  2. #9929c7
  3. #8824b1
  4. #77209b
  5. #661b85
  6. #55176f
  7. #441258
  8. #330e42
  9. #22092c
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2ddd
  2. #b342e0
  3. #bb57e4
  4. #c46ce7
  5. #cc81eb
  6. #d596ee
  7. #ddabf1
  8. #e6c0f5
  9. #eed5f8
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2ddd
  2. #a635d4
  3. #a23eca
  4. #9d46c1
  5. #994eb8
  6. #9557af
  7. #915fa5
  8. #8d679c
  9. #886f93
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5ba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1171d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a45986 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6356e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a74bb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2ddd {
  color: #aa2ddd;
}
Background
.bg-aa2ddd {
  background-color: #aa2ddd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2ddd {
  border: 2px solid #aa2ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 45 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2ddd, #dd2db8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 45 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.51 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.26 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.53 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.37 #55d222 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa2ddd  rgb(170, 45, 221)  hsl(283, 72%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#60dd2d  rgb(96, 221, 45)  hsl(103, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#ddaa2d  rgb(221, 170, 45)  hsl(43, 72%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2dddaa  rgb(45, 221, 170)  hsl(163, 72%, 52%)  Caribbean Green