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#AA37D8

#aa37d8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa37d8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 21.57% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.3% cyan, 74.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 67.36% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1624

Complementary

  1. #aa37d8
  2. #65d837

Split complementary

  1. #aa37d8
  2. #b5d837
  3. #37d85a

Analogous

  1. #5a37d8
  2. #aa37d8
  3. #d837b5

Triadic

  1. #aa37d8
  2. #d8aa37
  3. #37d8aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa37d8
  2. #d83765
  3. #65d837
  4. #37d8aa

Square

  1. #aa37d8
  2. #d85a37
  3. #65d837
  4. #37b5d8

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1363
  2. #7d20a3
  3. #aa37d8
  4. #c577e4
  5. #e0b7f1

Shades

#aa37d8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa37d8
  2. #9932c2
  3. #882cad
  4. #772797
  5. #662182
  6. #551c6c
  7. #441656
  8. #331141
  9. #220b2b
  10. #110616
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa37d8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa37d8
  2. #b34bdc
  3. #bb5fe0
  4. #c473e4
  5. #cc87e8
  6. #d59bec
  7. #ddafef
  8. #e6c3f3
  9. #eed7f7
  10. #f7ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa37d8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa37d8
  2. #a63ecf
  3. #a246c6
  4. #9d4dbe
  5. #9954b5
  6. #955cac
  7. #9163a3
  8. #8d6a9a
  9. #887192
  10. #847989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5ea4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006adc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b73d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a65b86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #685adb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7460d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a74fad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa37d8 {
  color: #aa37d8;
}
Background
.bg-aa37d8 {
  background-color: #aa37d8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa37d8 {
  border: 2px solid #aa37d8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa37d8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 55 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 67% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa37d8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa37d8, #d837b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa37d8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 55 216 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.88 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.36 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.77 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.55 #55c827 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa37d8  rgb(170, 55, 216)  hsl(283, 67%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#65d837  rgb(101, 216, 55)  hsl(103, 67%, 53%)  Lime Green
#d8aa37  rgb(216, 170, 55)  hsl(43, 67%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#37d8aa  rgb(55, 216, 170)  hsl(163, 67%, 53%)  Caribbean Green