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#AA4DCB

#aa4dcb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#aa4dcb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 30.2% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.26% cyan, 62.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 284.29°, with 54.78% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1817

Complementary

  1. #aa4dcb
  2. #6ecb4d

Split complementary

  1. #aa4dcb
  2. #adcb4d
  3. #4dcb6b

Analogous

  1. #6b4dcb
  2. #aa4dcb
  3. #cb4dad

Triadic

  1. #aa4dcb
  2. #cbaa4d
  3. #4dcbaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa4dcb
  2. #cb4d6e
  3. #6ecb4d
  4. #4dcbaa

Square

  1. #aa4dcb
  2. #cb6b4d
  3. #6ecb4d
  4. #4dadcb

Monochromatic

  1. #501d62
  2. #802e9d
  3. #aa4dcb
  4. #c688dc
  5. #e3c3ee

Shades

#aa4dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa4dcb
  2. #9945b7
  3. #883ea2
  4. #77368e
  5. #662e7a
  6. #552766
  7. #441f51
  8. #33173d
  9. #220f29
  10. #110814
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa4dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa4dcb
  2. #b35fd0
  3. #bb71d5
  4. #c482db
  5. #cc94e0
  6. #d5a6e5
  7. #ddb8ea
  8. #e6caef
  9. #eedbf5
  10. #f7edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa4dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa4dcb
  2. #a652c4
  3. #a257bc
  4. #9d5cb5
  5. #9961ad
  6. #9567a6
  7. #916c9e
  8. #8d7197
  9. #88768f
  10. #847b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e689f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2371cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e79c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a86385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7364cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6ac9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a95ba6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa4dcb {
  color: #aa4dcb;
}
Background
.bg-aa4dcb {
  background-color: #aa4dcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa4dcb {
  border: 2px solid #aa4dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa4dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 77 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa4dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa4dcb, #cb4dad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa4dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 77 203 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.09 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.22 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.50 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.89 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.08 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.17 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.29 #55b234 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#aa4dcb  rgb(170, 77, 203)  hsl(284, 55%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#6ecb4d  rgb(110, 203, 77)  hsl(104, 55%, 55%)  Mantis
#cbaa4d  rgb(203, 170, 77)  hsl(44, 55%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#4dcbaa  rgb(77, 203, 170)  hsl(164, 55%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine