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#AA33DD

#aa33dd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa33dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 20% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.08% cyan, 76.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 282°, with 71.43% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1613

Complementary

  1. #aa33dd
  2. #66dd33

Split complementary

  1. #aa33dd
  2. #bbdd33
  3. #33dd55

Analogous

  1. #5533dd
  2. #aa33dd
  3. #dd33bb

Triadic

  1. #aa33dd
  2. #ddaa33
  3. #33ddaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa33dd
  2. #dd3366
  3. #66dd33
  4. #33ddaa

Square

  1. #aa33dd
  2. #dd5533
  3. #66dd33
  4. #33bbdd

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1166
  2. #7e1ca8
  3. #aa33dd
  4. #c575e8
  5. #e1b6f3

Shades

#aa33dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa33dd
  2. #992ec7
  3. #8829b1
  4. #77249b
  5. #661f85
  6. #551a6f
  7. #441458
  8. #330f42
  9. #220a2c
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa33dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa33dd
  2. #b347e0
  3. #bb5ce4
  4. #c470e7
  5. #cc85eb
  6. #d599ee
  7. #ddadf1
  8. #e6c2f5
  9. #eed6f8
  10. #f7ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa33dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa33dd
  2. #a63bd4
  3. #a242ca
  4. #9d4ac1
  5. #9952b8
  6. #955aaf
  7. #9161a5
  8. #8d699c
  9. #887193
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5da7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c72d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a45c88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6559e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725fdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a74eb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa33dd {
  color: #aa33dd;
}
Background
.bg-aa33dd {
  background-color: #aa33dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa33dd {
  border: 2px solid #aa33dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa33dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 51 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa33dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa33dd, #dd33bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa33dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 51 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.19 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.57 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.96 #55cc22 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa33dd  rgb(170, 51, 221)  hsl(282, 71%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#66dd33  rgb(102, 221, 51)  hsl(102, 71%, 53%)  Lime Green
#ddaa33  rgb(221, 170, 51)  hsl(42, 71%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#33ddaa  rgb(51, 221, 170)  hsl(162, 71%, 53%)  Caribbean Green