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#AC00CA

#ac00ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ac00ca is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 0% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.85% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 291.09°, with 100% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.94.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1303

Complementary

  1. #ac00ca
  2. #1eca00

Split complementary

  1. #ac00ca
  2. #83ca00
  3. #00ca47

Analogous

  1. #4700ca
  2. #ac00ca
  3. #ca0083

Triadic

  1. #ac00ca
  2. #caac00
  3. #00caac

Tetradic

  1. #ac00ca
  2. #ca001e
  3. #1eca00
  4. #00caac

Square

  1. #ac00ca
  2. #ca4700
  3. #1eca00
  4. #0083ca

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0031
  2. #6b007e
  3. #ac00ca
  4. #dd18ff
  5. #e864ff

Shades

#ac00ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac00ca
  2. #9b00b6
  3. #8a00a2
  4. #78008d
  5. #670079
  6. #560065
  7. #450051
  8. #34003d
  9. #220028
  10. #110014
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac00ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac00ca
  2. #b41acf
  3. #bd33d5
  4. #c54dda
  5. #cd66df
  6. #d680e5
  7. #de99ea
  8. #e6b3ef
  9. #eeccf4
  10. #f7e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac00ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac00ca
  2. #a80dc3
  3. #a31abb
  4. #9f26b4
  5. #9a33ac
  6. #9640a5
  7. #924d9e
  8. #8d5a96
  9. #89668f
  10. #847387
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #874f98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #236ac6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac4276 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6547cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7453c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac339f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac00ca {
  color: #ac00ca;
}
Background
.bg-ac00ca {
  background-color: #ac00ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac00ca {
  border: 2px solid #ac00ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac00ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 0 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac00ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac00ca, #ca0083);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac00ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 0 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.94 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.14 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.86 #53ff35 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ac00ca  rgb(172, 0, 202)  hsl(291, 100%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#1eca00  rgb(30, 202, 0)  hsl(111, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#caac00  rgb(202, 172, 0)  hsl(51, 100%, 40%)  Old Gold
#00caac  rgb(0, 202, 172)  hsl(171, 100%, 40%)  Medium Aquamarine