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#AA3CD3

#aa3cd3 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa3cd3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 23.53% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.43% cyan, 71.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 283.71°, with 63.18% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1648

Complementary

  1. #aa3cd3
  2. #65d33c

Split complementary

  1. #aa3cd3
  2. #b1d33c
  3. #3cd35f

Analogous

  1. #5f3cd3
  2. #aa3cd3
  3. #d33cb1

Triadic

  1. #aa3cd3
  2. #d3aa3c
  3. #3cd3aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa3cd3
  2. #d33c65
  3. #65d33c
  4. #3cd3aa

Square

  1. #aa3cd3
  2. #d35f3c
  3. #65d33c
  4. #3cb1d3

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1660
  2. #7d249f
  3. #aa3cd3
  4. #c57ae1
  5. #e0b9ef

Shades

#aa3cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa3cd3
  2. #9936be
  3. #8830a9
  4. #772a94
  5. #66247f
  6. #551e6a
  7. #441854
  8. #33123f
  9. #220c2a
  10. #110615
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa3cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa3cd3
  2. #b350d7
  3. #bb63dc
  4. #c477e0
  5. #cc8ae5
  6. #d59ee9
  7. #ddb1ed
  8. #e6c5f2
  9. #eed8f6
  10. #f7ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa3cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa3cd3
  2. #a643cb
  3. #a24ac2
  4. #9d50ba
  5. #9957b2
  6. #955eaa
  7. #9165a1
  8. #8d6c99
  9. #887291
  10. #847988
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b60a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3774d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a75c84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5bd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7762d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a851a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa3cd3 {
  color: #aa3cd3;
}
Background
.bg-aa3cd3 {
  background-color: #aa3cd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa3cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #aa3cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa3cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 60 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 63% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa3cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa3cd3, #d33cb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa3cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 60 211 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.23 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.47 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.18 #55c32c Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa3cd3  rgb(170, 60, 211)  hsl(284, 63%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#65d33c  rgb(101, 211, 60)  hsl(104, 63%, 53%)  Lime Green
#d3aa3c  rgb(211, 170, 60)  hsl(44, 63%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#3cd3aa  rgb(60, 211, 170)  hsl(164, 63%, 53%)  Caribbean Green