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#AC10BC

#ac10bc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ac10bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 6.27% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.51% cyan, 91.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 294.42°, with 84.31% saturation and 40% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1277

Complementary

  1. #ac10bc
  2. #20bc10

Split complementary

  1. #ac10bc
  2. #76bc10
  3. #10bc56

Analogous

  1. #5610bc
  2. #ac10bc
  3. #bc1076

Triadic

  1. #ac10bc
  2. #bcac10
  3. #10bcac

Tetradic

  1. #ac10bc
  2. #bc1020
  3. #20bc10
  4. #10bcac

Square

  1. #ac10bc
  2. #bc5610
  3. #20bc10
  4. #1076bc

Monochromatic

  1. #2b042f
  2. #6c0a75
  3. #ac10bc
  4. #db2ced
  5. #e772f3

Shades

#ac10bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac10bc
  2. #9b0ea9
  3. #8a0d96
  4. #780b84
  5. #670a71
  6. #56085e
  7. #45064b
  8. #340538
  9. #220326
  10. #110213
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac10bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac10bc
  2. #b428c3
  3. #bd40c9
  4. #c558d0
  5. #cd70d7
  6. #d688de
  7. #de9fe4
  8. #e6b7eb
  9. #eecff2
  10. #f7e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac10bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac10bc
  2. #a81bb6
  3. #a326b0
  4. #9f32aa
  5. #9a3da4
  6. #96489e
  7. #925398
  8. #8d5e92
  9. #896a8c
  10. #847586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #874f90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ac0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #396ab9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af3d6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a47be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7954ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae3094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac10bc {
  color: #ac10bc;
}
Background
.bg-ac10bc {
  background-color: #ac10bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac10bc {
  border: 2px solid #ac10bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac10bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 16 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 84% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac10bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac10bc, #bc1076);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac10bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 16 188 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.97 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.97 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.60 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.38 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.69 #53ef43 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ac10bc  rgb(172, 16, 188)  hsl(294, 84%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#20bc10  rgb(32, 188, 16)  hsl(114, 84%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bcac10  rgb(188, 172, 16)  hsl(54, 84%, 40%)  Old Gold
#10bcac  rgb(16, 188, 172)  hsl(174, 84%, 40%)  Light Sea Green