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#AA4DCD

#aa4dcd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa4dcd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 30.2% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.07% cyan, 62.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 283.59°, with 56.14% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1826

Complementary

  1. #aa4dcd
  2. #70cd4d

Split complementary

  1. #aa4dcd
  2. #b0cd4d
  3. #4dcd6a

Analogous

  1. #6a4dcd
  2. #aa4dcd
  3. #cd4db0

Triadic

  1. #aa4dcd
  2. #cdaa4d
  3. #4dcdaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa4dcd
  2. #cd4d70
  3. #70cd4d
  4. #4dcdaa

Square

  1. #aa4dcd
  2. #cd6a4d
  3. #70cd4d
  4. #4db0cd

Monochromatic

  1. #511c65
  2. #812da0
  3. #aa4dcd
  4. #c789de
  5. #e3c4ef

Shades

#aa4dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa4dcd
  2. #9945b9
  3. #883ea4
  4. #773690
  5. #662e7b
  6. #552767
  7. #441f52
  8. #33173e
  9. #220f29
  10. #110815
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa4dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa4dcd
  2. #b35fd2
  3. #bb71d7
  4. #c482dc
  5. #cc94e1
  6. #d5a6e6
  7. #ddb8eb
  8. #e6caf0
  9. #eedbf5
  10. #f7edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa4dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa4dcd
  2. #a652c5
  3. #a257be
  4. #9d5cb6
  5. #9961ae
  6. #9567a7
  7. #916c9f
  8. #8d7197
  9. #88768f
  10. #847b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e68a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2071d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c79ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a86486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7264cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a95ca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa4dcd {
  color: #aa4dcd;
}
Background
.bg-aa4dcd {
  background-color: #aa4dcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa4dcd {
  border: 2px solid #aa4dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa4dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 77 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa4dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa4dcd, #cd4db0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa4dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 77 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.05 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.50 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.42 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.86 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.11 #55b232 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#aa4dcd  rgb(170, 77, 205)  hsl(284, 56%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#70cd4d  rgb(112, 205, 77)  hsl(104, 56%, 55%)  Lime Green
#cdaa4d  rgb(205, 170, 77)  hsl(44, 56%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#4dcdaa  rgb(77, 205, 170)  hsl(164, 56%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine