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#AA59CB

#aa59cb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#aa59cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 34.9% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.26% cyan, 56.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 282.63°, with 52.29% saturation and 57.25% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2

Complementary

  1. #aa59cb
  2. #7acb59

Split complementary

  1. #aa59cb
  2. #b3cb59
  3. #59cb71

Analogous

  1. #7159cb
  2. #aa59cb
  3. #cb59b3

Triadic

  1. #aa59cb
  2. #cbaa59
  3. #59cbaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa59cb
  2. #cb597a
  3. #7acb59
  4. #59cbaa

Square

  1. #aa59cb
  2. #cb7159
  3. #7acb59
  4. #59b3cb

Monochromatic

  1. #55216a
  2. #8333a4
  3. #aa59cb
  4. #c893dd
  5. #e6cdef

Shades

#aa59cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa59cb
  2. #9950b7
  3. #8847a2
  4. #773e8e
  5. #66357a
  6. #552d66
  7. #442451
  8. #331b3d
  9. #221229
  10. #110914
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa59cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa59cb
  2. #b36ad0
  3. #bb7ad5
  4. #c48bdb
  5. #cc9be0
  6. #d5ace5
  7. #ddbdea
  8. #e6cdef
  9. #eedef5
  10. #f7eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa59cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa59cb
  2. #a65dc4
  3. #a261bc
  4. #9d65b5
  5. #9969ad
  6. #956da6
  7. #91709e
  8. #8d7497
  9. #88788f
  10. #847c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #906fa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b77cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #587ec8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a86c8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #786ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8171c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a965a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa59cb {
  color: #aa59cb;
}
Background
.bg-aa59cb {
  background-color: #aa59cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa59cb {
  border: 2px solid #aa59cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa59cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 89 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 52% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa59cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa59cb, #cb59b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa59cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 89 203 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.93 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.27 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.40 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.42 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.74 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.93 #55a634 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#aa59cb  rgb(170, 89, 203)  hsl(283, 52%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#7acb59  rgb(122, 203, 89)  hsl(103, 52%, 57%)  Mantis
#cbaa59  rgb(203, 170, 89)  hsl(43, 52%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#59cbaa  rgb(89, 203, 170)  hsl(163, 52%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine