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#AA4CCC

#aa4ccc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa4ccc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 29.8% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 62.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 284.06°, with 55.65% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.22.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1807

Complementary

  1. #aa4ccc
  2. #6ecc4c

Split complementary

  1. #aa4ccc
  2. #aecc4c
  3. #4ccc6a

Analogous

  1. #6a4ccc
  2. #aa4ccc
  3. #cc4cae

Triadic

  1. #aa4ccc
  2. #ccaa4c
  3. #4cccaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa4ccc
  2. #cc4c6e
  3. #6ecc4c
  4. #4cccaa

Square

  1. #aa4ccc
  2. #cc6a4c
  3. #6ecc4c
  4. #4caecc

Monochromatic

  1. #501c63
  2. #802d9e
  3. #aa4ccc
  4. #c688dd
  5. #e3c3ee

Shades

#aa4ccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa4ccc
  2. #9944b8
  3. #883da3
  4. #77358f
  5. #662e7a
  6. #552666
  7. #441e52
  8. #33173d
  9. #220f29
  10. #110814
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa4ccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa4ccc
  2. #b35ed1
  3. #bb70d6
  4. #c482db
  5. #cc94e0
  6. #d5a6e6
  7. #ddb7eb
  8. #e6c9f0
  9. #eedbf5
  10. #f7edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa4ccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa4ccc
  2. #a651c4
  3. #a256bd
  4. #9d5cb5
  5. #9961ae
  6. #9566a6
  7. #916b9e
  8. #8d7097
  9. #88768f
  10. #847b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e68a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f70d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c79c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a86385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7264ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6aca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a95ba6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa4ccc {
  color: #aa4ccc;
}
Background
.bg-aa4ccc {
  background-color: #aa4ccc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa4ccc {
  border: 2px solid #aa4ccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa4ccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 76 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa4ccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa4ccc, #cc4cae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa4ccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 76 204 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.22 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.33 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.68 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.05 #55b333 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#aa4ccc  rgb(170, 76, 204)  hsl(284, 56%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#6ecc4c  rgb(110, 204, 76)  hsl(104, 56%, 55%)  Lime Green
#ccaa4c  rgb(204, 170, 76)  hsl(44, 56%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#4cccaa  rgb(76, 204, 170)  hsl(164, 56%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine