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#AA44D3

#aa44d3 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa44d3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 26.67% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.43% cyan, 67.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 282.8°, with 61.9% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1738

Complementary

  1. #aa44d3
  2. #6dd344

Split complementary

  1. #aa44d3
  2. #b4d344
  3. #44d363

Analogous

  1. #6344d3
  2. #aa44d3
  3. #d344b4

Triadic

  1. #aa44d3
  2. #d3aa44
  3. #44d3aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa44d3
  2. #d3446d
  3. #6dd344
  4. #44d3aa

Square

  1. #aa44d3
  2. #d36344
  3. #6dd344
  4. #44b4d3

Monochromatic

  1. #501866
  2. #8027a4
  3. #aa44d3
  4. #c682e2
  5. #e2c0f0

Shades

#aa44d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa44d3
  2. #993dbe
  3. #8836a9
  4. #773094
  5. #66297f
  6. #55226a
  7. #441b54
  8. #33143f
  9. #220e2a
  10. #110715
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa44d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa44d3
  2. #b357d7
  3. #bb69dc
  4. #c47ce0
  5. #cc8fe5
  6. #d5a2e9
  7. #ddb4ed
  8. #e6c7f2
  9. #eedaf6
  10. #f7ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa44d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa44d3
  2. #a64acb
  3. #a250c2
  4. #9d56ba
  5. #995cb2
  6. #9562aa
  7. #9168a1
  8. #8d6e99
  9. #887491
  10. #847a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d64a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ed7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e76d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a66186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d60d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7966d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a857aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa44d3 {
  color: #aa44d3;
}
Background
.bg-aa44d3 {
  background-color: #aa44d3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa44d3 {
  border: 2px solid #aa44d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa44d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 68 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 62% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa44d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa44d3, #d344b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa44d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 68 211 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.34 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.26 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.40 #55bb2c Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa44d3  rgb(170, 68, 211)  hsl(283, 62%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#6dd344  rgb(109, 211, 68)  hsl(103, 62%, 55%)  Lime Green
#d3aa44  rgb(211, 170, 68)  hsl(43, 62%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#44d3aa  rgb(68, 211, 170)  hsl(163, 62%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine