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#AA43DC

#aa43dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa43dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 26.27% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 69.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 280.39°, with 68.61% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.44.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1773

Complementary

  1. #aa43dc
  2. #75dc43

Split complementary

  1. #aa43dc
  2. #c1dc43
  3. #43dc5d

Analogous

  1. #5d43dc
  2. #aa43dc
  3. #dc43c1

Triadic

  1. #aa43dc
  2. #dcaa43
  3. #43dcaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa43dc
  2. #dc4375
  3. #75dc43
  4. #43dcaa

Square

  1. #aa43dc
  2. #dc5d43
  3. #75dc43
  4. #43c1dc

Monochromatic

  1. #531571
  2. #8221b1
  3. #aa43dc
  4. #c783e8
  5. #e4c4f4

Shades

#aa43dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa43dc
  2. #993cc6
  3. #8836b0
  4. #772f9a
  5. #662884
  6. #55226e
  7. #441b58
  8. #331442
  9. #220d2c
  10. #110716
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa43dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa43dc
  2. #b356e0
  3. #bb69e3
  4. #c47be7
  5. #cc8eea
  6. #d5a1ee
  7. #ddb4f1
  8. #e6c7f5
  9. #eed9f8
  10. #f7ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa43dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa43dc
  2. #a649d3
  3. #a24fca
  4. #9d55c0
  5. #995bb7
  6. #9562ae
  7. #9168a5
  8. #8d6e9c
  9. #887492
  10. #847a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d65a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3377d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4648b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a61df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7666da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a758b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa43dc {
  color: #aa43dc;
}
Background
.bg-aa43dc {
  background-color: #aa43dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa43dc {
  border: 2px solid #aa43dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa43dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 67 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa43dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa43dc, #dc43c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa43dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 67 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.43 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.48 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.97 #55bc23 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#aa43dc  rgb(170, 67, 220)  hsl(280, 69%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#75dc43  rgb(117, 220, 67)  hsl(100, 69%, 56%)  Lime Green
#dcaa43  rgb(220, 170, 67)  hsl(40, 69%, 56%)  Goldenrod
#43dcaa  rgb(67, 220, 170)  hsl(160, 69%, 56%)  Caribbean Green