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#AA56BC

#aa56bc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aa56bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 33.73% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.57% cyan, 54.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 289.41°, with 43.22% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1883

Complementary

  1. #aa56bc
  2. #68bc56

Split complementary

  1. #aa56bc
  2. #9bbc56
  3. #56bc77

Analogous

  1. #7756bc
  2. #aa56bc
  3. #bc569b

Triadic

  1. #aa56bc
  2. #bcaa56
  3. #56bcaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa56bc
  2. #bc5668
  3. #68bc56
  4. #56bcaa

Square

  1. #aa56bc
  2. #bc7756
  3. #68bc56
  4. #569bbc

Monochromatic

  1. #4d2257
  2. #7e388d
  3. #aa56bc
  4. #c68dd2
  5. #e1c4e7

Shades

#aa56bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa56bc
  2. #994da9
  3. #884596
  4. #773c84
  5. #663471
  6. #552b5e
  7. #44224b
  8. #331a38
  9. #221126
  10. #110913
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa56bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa56bc
  2. #b367c3
  3. #bb78c9
  4. #c489d0
  5. #cc9ad7
  6. #d5abde
  7. #ddbbe4
  8. #e6cceb
  9. #eeddf2
  10. #f7eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa56bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa56bc
  2. #a65ab6
  3. #a25eb0
  4. #9d63aa
  5. #9967a4
  6. #956b9e
  7. #916f98
  8. #8d7392
  9. #88788c
  10. #847c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f6c98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4372bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e7bb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab6581 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a68be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab5f9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa56bc {
  color: #aa56bc;
}
Background
.bg-aa56bc {
  background-color: #aa56bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa56bc {
  border: 2px solid #aa56bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa56bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 86 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa56bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa56bc, #bc569b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa56bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 86 188 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.42 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.44 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.50 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.61 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.78 #55a943 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#aa56bc  rgb(170, 86, 188)  hsl(289, 43%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#68bc56  rgb(104, 188, 86)  hsl(109, 43%, 54%)  Mantis
#bcaa56  rgb(188, 170, 86)  hsl(49, 43%, 54%)  Vegas Gold
#56bcaa  rgb(86, 188, 170)  hsl(169, 43%, 54%)  Verdigris