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#AA3CDA

#aa3cda ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa3cda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.02% cyan, 72.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 281.77°, with 68.1% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1684

Complementary

  1. #aa3cda
  2. #6cda3c

Split complementary

  1. #aa3cda
  2. #bbda3c
  3. #3cda5b

Analogous

  1. #5b3cda
  2. #aa3cda
  3. #da3cbb

Triadic

  1. #aa3cda
  2. #daaa3c
  3. #3cdaaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa3cda
  2. #da3c6c
  3. #6cda3c
  4. #3cdaaa

Square

  1. #aa3cda
  2. #da5b3c
  3. #6cda3c
  4. #3cbbda

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1469
  2. #8020a9
  3. #aa3cda
  4. #c67ce6
  5. #e2bdf2

Shades

#aa3cda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa3cda
  2. #9936c4
  3. #8830ae
  4. #772a99
  5. #662483
  6. #551e6d
  7. #441857
  8. #331241
  9. #220c2c
  10. #110616
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa3cda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa3cda
  2. #b350de
  3. #bb63e1
  4. #c477e5
  5. #cc8ae9
  6. #d59eed
  7. #ddb1f0
  8. #e6c5f4
  9. #eed8f8
  10. #f7ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa3cda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa3cda
  2. #a643d1
  3. #a24ac8
  4. #9d50bf
  5. #9957b6
  6. #955ead
  7. #9165a4
  8. #8d6c9b
  9. #887292
  10. #847989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c61a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d74d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55f88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #695ddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7563d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a753af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa3cda {
  color: #aa3cda;
}
Background
.bg-aa3cda {
  background-color: #aa3cda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa3cda {
  border: 2px solid #aa3cda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa3cda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 60 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 68% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa3cda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa3cda, #da3cbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa3cda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 60 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.74 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.37 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.29 #55c325 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa3cda  rgb(170, 60, 218)  hsl(282, 68%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#6cda3c  rgb(108, 218, 60)  hsl(102, 68%, 55%)  Lime Green
#daaa3c  rgb(218, 170, 60)  hsl(42, 68%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#3cdaaa  rgb(60, 218, 170)  hsl(162, 68%, 55%)  Caribbean Green