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#AA2FD8

#aa2fd8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa2fd8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 18.43% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.3% cyan, 78.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 283.67°, with 68.42% saturation and 51.57% 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 3.27.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1554

Complementary

  1. #aa2fd8
  2. #5dd82f

Split complementary

  1. #aa2fd8
  2. #b1d82f
  3. #2fd856

Analogous

  1. #562fd8
  2. #aa2fd8
  3. #d82fb1

Triadic

  1. #aa2fd8
  2. #d8aa2f
  3. #2fd8aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2fd8
  2. #d82f5d
  3. #5dd82f
  4. #2fd8aa

Square

  1. #aa2fd8
  2. #d8562f
  3. #5dd82f
  4. #2fb1d8

Monochromatic

  1. #48115d
  2. #7a1d9d
  3. #aa2fd8
  4. #c46fe4
  5. #dfb0f0

Shades

#aa2fd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2fd8
  2. #992ac2
  3. #8826ad
  4. #772197
  5. #661c82
  6. #55186c
  7. #441356
  8. #330e41
  9. #22092b
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2fd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2fd8
  2. #b344dc
  3. #bb59e0
  4. #c46de4
  5. #cc82e8
  6. #d597ec
  7. #ddacef
  8. #e6c1f3
  9. #eed5f7
  10. #f7eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2fd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2fd8
  2. #a637cf
  3. #a23fc6
  4. #9d47be
  5. #994fb5
  6. #9558ac
  7. #9160a3
  8. #8d689a
  9. #887092
  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 #8a5ba3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2171d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a65784 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6556db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735dd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a74aac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2fd8 {
  color: #aa2fd8;
}
Background
.bg-aa2fd8 {
  background-color: #aa2fd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2fd8 {
  border: 2px solid #aa2fd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2fd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 47 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 68% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2fd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2fd8, #d82fb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2fd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 47 216 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.27 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.20 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.58 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.65 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.77 #55d027 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa2fd8  rgb(170, 47, 216)  hsl(284, 68%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#5dd82f  rgb(93, 216, 47)  hsl(104, 68%, 52%)  Lime Green
#d8aa2f  rgb(216, 170, 47)  hsl(44, 68%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2fd8aa  rgb(47, 216, 170)  hsl(164, 68%, 52%)  Caribbean Green