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#AC24CD

#ac24cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ac24cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 14.12% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.1% cyan, 82.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 288.28°, with 70.12% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1444

Complementary

  1. #ac24cd
  2. #45cd24

Split complementary

  1. #ac24cd
  2. #99cd24
  3. #24cd57

Analogous

  1. #5724cd
  2. #ac24cd
  3. #cd2499

Triadic

  1. #ac24cd
  2. #cdac24
  3. #24cdac

Tetradic

  1. #ac24cd
  2. #cd2445
  3. #45cd24
  4. #24cdac

Square

  1. #ac24cd
  2. #cd5724
  3. #45cd24
  4. #2499cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0d4b
  2. #75198c
  3. #ac24cd
  4. #c85be2
  5. #de9cee

Shades

#ac24cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac24cd
  2. #9b20b9
  3. #8a1da4
  4. #781990
  5. #67167b
  6. #561267
  7. #450e52
  8. #340b3e
  9. #220729
  10. #110415
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac24cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac24cd
  2. #b43ad2
  3. #bd50d7
  4. #c566dc
  5. #cd7ce1
  6. #d692e6
  7. #dea7eb
  8. #e6bdf0
  9. #eed3f5
  10. #f7e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac24cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac24cd
  2. #a82dc5
  3. #a336be
  4. #9f40b6
  5. #9a49ae
  6. #9652a7
  7. #925b9f
  8. #8d6497
  9. #896e8f
  10. #847788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89569c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e6eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab4d7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6850d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7659cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab40a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac24cd {
  color: #ac24cd;
}
Background
.bg-ac24cd {
  background-color: #ac24cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac24cd {
  border: 2px solid #ac24cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac24cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 36 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac24cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac24cd, #cd2499);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac24cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 36 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.23 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.97 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.89 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.91 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.48 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.51 #53db32 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ac24cd  rgb(172, 36, 205)  hsl(288, 70%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#45cd24  rgb(69, 205, 36)  hsl(108, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cdac24  rgb(205, 172, 36)  hsl(48, 70%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#24cdac  rgb(36, 205, 172)  hsl(168, 70%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine