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#AC14BB

#ac14bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ac14bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 7.84% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.02% cyan, 89.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 294.61°, with 80.68% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1286

Complementary

  1. #ac14bb
  2. #23bb14

Split complementary

  1. #ac14bb
  2. #77bb14
  3. #14bb59

Analogous

  1. #5914bb
  2. #ac14bb
  3. #bb1477

Triadic

  1. #ac14bb
  2. #bbac14
  3. #14bbac

Tetradic

  1. #ac14bb
  2. #bb1423
  3. #23bb14
  4. #14bbac

Square

  1. #ac14bb
  2. #bb5914
  3. #23bb14
  4. #1477bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0531
  2. #6c0d76
  3. #ac14bb
  4. #d932e9
  5. #e677f1

Shades

#ac14bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac14bb
  2. #9b12a8
  3. #8a1096
  4. #780e83
  5. #670c70
  6. #560a5e
  7. #45084b
  8. #340638
  9. #220425
  10. #110213
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac14bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac14bb
  2. #b42cc2
  3. #bd43c9
  4. #c55bcf
  5. #cd72d6
  6. #d68add
  7. #dea1e4
  8. #e6b9eb
  9. #eed0f1
  10. #f7e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac14bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac14bb
  2. #a81fb5
  3. #a32aaf
  4. #9f34a9
  5. #9a3fa3
  6. #964a9e
  7. #925598
  8. #8d6092
  9. #896a8c
  10. #847586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87508f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005abf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b6ab8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af3e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b48bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7954b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae3293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac14bb {
  color: #ac14bb;
}
Background
.bg-ac14bb {
  background-color: #ac14bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac14bb {
  border: 2px solid #ac14bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac14bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 20 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac14bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac14bb, #bb1477);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac14bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 20 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.43 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.73 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.75 #53eb44 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ac14bb  rgb(172, 20, 187)  hsl(295, 81%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#23bb14  rgb(35, 187, 20)  hsl(115, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bbac14  rgb(187, 172, 20)  hsl(55, 81%, 41%)  Old Gold
#14bbac  rgb(20, 187, 172)  hsl(175, 81%, 41%)  Light Sea Green