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#AC17BB

#ac17bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ac17bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 9.02% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.02% cyan, 87.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 294.51°, with 78.1% saturation and 41.18% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (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 luminance0.1297

Complementary

  1. #ac17bb
  2. #26bb17

Split complementary

  1. #ac17bb
  2. #78bb17
  3. #17bb5a

Analogous

  1. #5a17bb
  2. #ac17bb
  3. #bb1778

Triadic

  1. #ac17bb
  2. #bbac17
  3. #17bbac

Tetradic

  1. #ac17bb
  2. #bb1726
  3. #26bb17
  4. #17bbac

Square

  1. #ac17bb
  2. #bb5a17
  3. #26bb17
  4. #1778bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0633
  2. #6d0f77
  3. #ac17bb
  4. #d738e7
  5. #e47cef

Shades

#ac17bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac17bb
  2. #9b15a8
  3. #8a1296
  4. #781083
  5. #670e70
  6. #560c5e
  7. #45094b
  8. #340738
  9. #220525
  10. #110213
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac17bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac17bb
  2. #b42ec2
  3. #bd45c9
  4. #c55dcf
  5. #cd74d6
  6. #d68bdd
  7. #dea2e4
  8. #e6b9eb
  9. #eed1f1
  10. #f7e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac17bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac17bb
  2. #a822b5
  3. #a32caf
  4. #9f37a9
  5. #9a41a3
  6. #964c9e
  7. #925698
  8. #8d6192
  9. #896b8c
  10. #847686
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87518f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005abf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c6ab8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af3f6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b48bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7955b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae3394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac17bb {
  color: #ac17bb;
}
Background
.bg-ac17bb {
  background-color: #ac17bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac17bb {
  border: 2px solid #ac17bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac17bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 23 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac17bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac17bb, #bb1778);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac17bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 23 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.97 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.74 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.54 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.68 #53e844 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ac17bb  rgb(172, 23, 187)  hsl(295, 78%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#26bb17  rgb(38, 187, 23)  hsl(115, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bbac17  rgb(187, 172, 23)  hsl(55, 78%, 41%)  Old Gold
#17bbac  rgb(23, 187, 172)  hsl(175, 78%, 41%)  Light Sea Green