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#AC23DF

#ac23df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ac23df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 13.73% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.87% cyan, 84.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 283.72°, with 74.6% saturation and 50.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.153

Complementary

  1. #ac23df
  2. #56df23

Split complementary

  1. #ac23df
  2. #b4df23
  3. #23df4e

Analogous

  1. #4e23df
  2. #ac23df
  3. #df23b4

Triadic

  1. #ac23df
  2. #dfac23
  3. #23dfac

Tetradic

  1. #ac23df
  2. #df2356
  3. #56df23
  4. #23dfac

Square

  1. #ac23df
  2. #df4e23
  3. #56df23
  4. #23b4df

Monochromatic

  1. #460d5c
  2. #7a179e
  3. #ac23df
  4. #c566e9
  5. #dea9f2

Shades

#ac23df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac23df
  2. #9b20c9
  3. #8a1cb2
  4. #78199c
  5. #671586
  6. #561270
  7. #450e59
  8. #340b43
  9. #22072d
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac23df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac23df
  2. #b439e2
  3. #bd4fe5
  4. #c565e9
  5. #cd7bec
  6. #d691ef
  7. #dea7f2
  8. #e6bdf5
  9. #eed3f9
  10. #f7e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac23df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac23df
  2. #a82cd6
  3. #a336cc
  4. #9f3fc3
  5. #9a48b9
  6. #9652b0
  7. #925ba6
  8. #8d649d
  9. #896d93
  10. #84778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b58a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a75686 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6253e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715bdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a946b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac23df {
  color: #ac23df;
}
Background
.bg-ac23df {
  background-color: #ac23df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac23df {
  border: 2px solid #ac23df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac23df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 35 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 75% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac23df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac23df, #df23b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac23df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 35 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.87 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.77 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.06 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.75 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.96 #53dc20 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ac23df  rgb(172, 35, 223)  hsl(284, 75%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#56df23  rgb(86, 223, 35)  hsl(104, 75%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dfac23  rgb(223, 172, 35)  hsl(44, 75%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#23dfac  rgb(35, 223, 172)  hsl(164, 75%, 51%)  Caribbean Green