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#AC16CA

#ac16ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ac16ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 8.63% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.85% cyan, 89.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 290°, with 80.36% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1361

Complementary

  1. #ac16ca
  2. #34ca16

Split complementary

  1. #ac16ca
  2. #8eca16
  3. #16ca52

Analogous

  1. #5216ca
  2. #ac16ca
  3. #ca168e

Triadic

  1. #ac16ca
  2. #caac16
  3. #16caac

Tetradic

  1. #ac16ca
  2. #ca1634
  3. #34ca16
  4. #16caac

Square

  1. #ac16ca
  2. #ca5216
  3. #34ca16
  4. #168eca

Monochromatic

  1. #370740
  2. #710e85
  3. #ac16ca
  4. #ce42ea
  5. #e087f2

Shades

#ac16ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac16ca
  2. #9b14b6
  3. #8a12a2
  4. #780f8d
  5. #670d79
  6. #560b65
  7. #450951
  8. #34073d
  9. #220428
  10. #110214
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac16ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac16ca
  2. #b42dcf
  3. #bd45d5
  4. #c55cda
  5. #cd73df
  6. #d68be5
  7. #dea2ea
  8. #e6b9ef
  9. #eed0f4
  10. #f7e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac16ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac16ca
  2. #a821c3
  3. #a32bbb
  4. #9f36b4
  5. #9a40ac
  6. #964ba5
  7. #92569e
  8. #8d6096
  9. #896b8f
  10. #847587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b6cc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac4778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #674bcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7556c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac399f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac16ca {
  color: #ac16ca;
}
Background
.bg-ac16ca {
  background-color: #ac16ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac16ca {
  border: 2px solid #ac16ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac16ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 22 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac16ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac16ca, #ca168e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac16ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 22 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.35 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.70 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.12 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.56 #53e935 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ac16ca  rgb(172, 22, 202)  hsl(290, 80%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#34ca16  rgb(52, 202, 22)  hsl(110, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#caac16  rgb(202, 172, 22)  hsl(50, 80%, 44%)  Old Gold
#16caac  rgb(22, 202, 172)  hsl(170, 80%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine