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#AA36DF

#aa36df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa36df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 21.18% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.77% cyan, 75.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 281.18°, with 72.53% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1651

Complementary

  1. #aa36df
  2. #6bdf36

Split complementary

  1. #aa36df
  2. #c0df36
  3. #36df55

Analogous

  1. #5536df
  2. #aa36df
  3. #df36c0

Triadic

  1. #aa36df
  2. #dfaa36
  3. #36dfaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa36df
  2. #df366b
  3. #6bdf36
  4. #36dfaa

Square

  1. #aa36df
  2. #df5536
  3. #6bdf36
  4. #36c0df

Monochromatic

  1. #4f116b
  2. #7f1cad
  3. #aa36df
  4. #c678ea
  5. #e2baf4

Shades

#aa36df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa36df
  2. #9931c9
  3. #882bb2
  4. #77269c
  5. #662086
  6. #551b70
  7. #441659
  8. #331043
  9. #220b2d
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa36df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa36df
  2. #b34ae2
  3. #bb5ee5
  4. #c472e9
  5. #cc86ec
  6. #d59bef
  7. #ddaff2
  8. #e6c3f5
  9. #eed7f9
  10. #f7ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa36df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa36df
  2. #a63dd6
  3. #a245cc
  4. #9d4cc3
  5. #9954b9
  6. #955bb0
  7. #9162a6
  8. #8d6a9d
  9. #887193
  10. #84798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5fa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b73db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a45e89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #655be2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7260dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a651b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa36df {
  color: #aa36df;
}
Background
.bg-aa36df {
  background-color: #aa36df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa36df {
  border: 2px solid #aa36df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa36df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 54 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 73% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa36df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa36df, #df36c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa36df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 54 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.62 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.65 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.70 #55c920 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa36df  rgb(170, 54, 223)  hsl(281, 73%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#6bdf36  rgb(107, 223, 54)  hsl(101, 73%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dfaa36  rgb(223, 170, 54)  hsl(41, 73%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#36dfaa  rgb(54, 223, 170)  hsl(161, 73%, 54%)  Caribbean Green