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#AA48DB

#aa48db ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa48db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 28.24% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.37% cyan, 67.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 67.12% saturation and 57.06% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.183

Complementary

  1. #aa48db
  2. #79db48

Split complementary

  1. #aa48db
  2. #c2db48
  3. #48db61

Analogous

  1. #6148db
  2. #aa48db
  3. #db48c2

Triadic

  1. #aa48db
  2. #dbaa48
  3. #48dbaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa48db
  2. #db4879
  3. #79db48
  4. #48dbaa

Square

  1. #aa48db
  2. #db6148
  3. #79db48
  4. #48c2db

Monochromatic

  1. #541773
  2. #8323b3
  3. #aa48db
  4. #c888e8
  5. #e5c8f4

Shades

#aa48db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa48db
  2. #9941c5
  3. #883aaf
  4. #773299
  5. #662b83
  6. #55246e
  7. #441d58
  8. #331642
  9. #220e2c
  10. #110716
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa48db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa48db
  2. #b35adf
  3. #bb6de2
  4. #c47fe6
  5. #cc91e9
  6. #d5a4ed
  7. #ddb6f1
  8. #e6c8f4
  9. #eedaf8
  10. #f7edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa48db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa48db
  2. #a64ed2
  3. #a253c9
  4. #9d59c0
  5. #995eb7
  6. #9564ae
  7. #916aa4
  8. #8d6f9b
  9. #887592
  10. #847a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e67a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a79d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4668c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c64de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7768d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a75cb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa48db {
  color: #aa48db;
}
Background
.bg-aa48db {
  background-color: #aa48db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa48db {
  border: 2px solid #aa48db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa48db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 72 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa48db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa48db, #db48c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa48db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 72 219 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.09 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.31 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.70 #55b724 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#aa48db  rgb(170, 72, 219)  hsl(280, 67%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#79db48  rgb(121, 219, 72)  hsl(100, 67%, 57%)  Lime Green
#dbaa48  rgb(219, 170, 72)  hsl(40, 67%, 57%)  Goldenrod
#48dbaa  rgb(72, 219, 170)  hsl(160, 67%, 57%)  Caribbean Green