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#AC09CA

#ac09ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ac09ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 3.53% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.85% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 290.67°, with 91.47% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1323

Complementary

  1. #ac09ca
  2. #27ca09

Split complementary

  1. #ac09ca
  2. #88ca09
  3. #09ca4b

Analogous

  1. #4b09ca
  2. #ac09ca
  3. #ca0988

Triadic

  1. #ac09ca
  2. #caac09
  3. #09caac

Tetradic

  1. #ac09ca
  2. #ca0927
  3. #27ca09
  4. #09caac

Square

  1. #ac09ca
  2. #ca4b09
  3. #27ca09
  4. #0988ca

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0238
  2. #6e0681
  3. #ac09ca
  4. #d62af6
  5. #e473f9

Shades

#ac09ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac09ca
  2. #9b08b6
  3. #8a07a2
  4. #78068d
  5. #670579
  6. #560565
  7. #450451
  8. #34033d
  9. #220228
  10. #110114
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac09ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac09ca
  2. #b422cf
  3. #bd3ad5
  4. #c553da
  5. #cd6bdf
  6. #d684e5
  7. #de9dea
  8. #e6b5ef
  9. #eecef4
  10. #f7e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac09ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac09ca
  2. #a815c3
  3. #a321bb
  4. #9f2db4
  5. #9a39ac
  6. #9645a5
  7. #92509e
  8. #8d5c96
  9. #89688f
  10. #847487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885098 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #266ac6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac4477 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6649cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7554c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac359f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac09ca {
  color: #ac09ca;
}
Background
.bg-ac09ca {
  background-color: #ac09ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac09ca {
  border: 2px solid #ac09ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac09ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 9 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac09ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac09ca, #ca0988);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac09ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 9 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.78 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.35 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.60 #53f635 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ac09ca  rgb(172, 9, 202)  hsl(291, 91%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#27ca09  rgb(39, 202, 9)  hsl(111, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#caac09  rgb(202, 172, 9)  hsl(51, 91%, 41%)  Old Gold
#09caac  rgb(9, 202, 172)  hsl(171, 91%, 41%)  Medium Aquamarine