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#AA4ECC

#aa4ecc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#aa4ecc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 30.59% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 61.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 283.81°, with 55.26% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1835

Complementary

  1. #aa4ecc
  2. #70cc4e

Split complementary

  1. #aa4ecc
  2. #afcc4e
  3. #4ecc6b

Analogous

  1. #6b4ecc
  2. #aa4ecc
  3. #cc4eaf

Triadic

  1. #aa4ecc
  2. #ccaa4e
  3. #4eccaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa4ecc
  2. #cc4e70
  3. #70cc4e
  4. #4eccaa

Square

  1. #aa4ecc
  2. #cc6b4e
  3. #70cc4e
  4. #4eafcc

Monochromatic

  1. #511d64
  2. #812ea0
  3. #aa4ecc
  4. #c789dd
  5. #e3c5ee

Shades

#aa4ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa4ecc
  2. #9946b8
  3. #883ea3
  4. #77378f
  5. #662f7a
  6. #552766
  7. #441f52
  8. #33173d
  9. #221029
  10. #110814
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa4ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa4ecc
  2. #b360d1
  3. #bb71d6
  4. #c483db
  5. #cc95e0
  6. #d5a7e6
  7. #ddb8eb
  8. #e6caf0
  9. #eedcf5
  10. #f7edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa4ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa4ecc
  2. #a653c4
  3. #a258bd
  4. #9d5db5
  5. #9962ae
  6. #9567a6
  7. #916c9e
  8. #8d7197
  9. #88768f
  10. #847b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e69a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2471d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e79c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a86486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7365ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6bca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a95ca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa4ecc {
  color: #aa4ecc;
}
Background
.bg-aa4ecc {
  background-color: #aa4ecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa4ecc {
  border: 2px solid #aa4ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa4ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 78 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa4ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa4ecc, #cc4eaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa4ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 78 204 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.40 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.29 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.06 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.08 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.27 #55b133 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#aa4ecc  rgb(170, 78, 204)  hsl(284, 55%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#70cc4e  rgb(112, 204, 78)  hsl(104, 55%, 55%)  Mantis
#ccaa4e  rgb(204, 170, 78)  hsl(44, 55%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#4eccaa  rgb(78, 204, 170)  hsl(164, 55%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine