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#AA38CF

#aa38cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa38cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 21.96% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.87% cyan, 72.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 285.3°, with 61.13% saturation and 51.57% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1588

Complementary

  1. #aa38cf
  2. #5dcf38

Split complementary

  1. #aa38cf
  2. #a8cf38
  3. #38cf5f

Analogous

  1. #5f38cf
  2. #aa38cf
  3. #cf38a8

Triadic

  1. #aa38cf
  2. #cfaa38
  3. #38cfaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa38cf
  2. #cf385d
  3. #5dcf38
  4. #38cfaa

Square

  1. #aa38cf
  2. #cf5f38
  3. #5dcf38
  4. #38a8cf

Monochromatic

  1. #481559
  2. #7a2496
  3. #aa38cf
  4. #c476de
  5. #dfb3ed

Shades

#aa38cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa38cf
  2. #9932ba
  3. #882da6
  4. #772791
  5. #66227c
  6. #551c68
  7. #441653
  8. #33113e
  9. #220b29
  10. #110615
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa38cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa38cf
  2. #b34cd4
  3. #bb60d9
  4. #c474dd
  5. #cc88e2
  6. #d59ce7
  7. #ddafec
  8. #e6c3f1
  9. #eed7f5
  10. #f7ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa38cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa38cf
  2. #a63fc7
  3. #a246bf
  4. #9d4eb7
  5. #9955af
  6. #955ca8
  7. #9163a0
  8. #8d6a98
  9. #887290
  10. #847988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5e9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3872cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a85881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b59d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7760cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a94da6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa38cf {
  color: #aa38cf;
}
Background
.bg-aa38cf {
  background-color: #aa38cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa38cf {
  border: 2px solid #aa38cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa38cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 56 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 61% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa38cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa38cf, #cf38a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa38cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 56 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.30 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.36 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.49 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.63 #55c730 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa38cf  rgb(170, 56, 207)  hsl(285, 61%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#5dcf38  rgb(93, 207, 56)  hsl(105, 61%, 52%)  Lime Green
#cfaa38  rgb(207, 170, 56)  hsl(45, 61%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#38cfaa  rgb(56, 207, 170)  hsl(165, 61%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine