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#AC2ABA

#ac2aba ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ac2aba is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 16.47% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.53% cyan, 77.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 294.17°, with 63.16% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1397

Complementary

  1. #ac2aba
  2. #38ba2a

Split complementary

  1. #ac2aba
  2. #80ba2a
  3. #2aba64

Analogous

  1. #642aba
  2. #ac2aba
  3. #ba2a80

Triadic

  1. #ac2aba
  2. #baac2a
  3. #2abaac

Tetradic

  1. #ac2aba
  2. #ba2a38
  3. #38ba2a
  4. #2abaac

Square

  1. #ac2aba
  2. #ba642a
  3. #38ba2a
  4. #2a80ba

Monochromatic

  1. #390e3d
  2. #721c7c
  3. #ac2aba
  4. #cd57d9
  5. #df96e7

Shades

#ac2aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac2aba
  2. #9b26a7
  3. #8a2295
  4. #781d82
  5. #671970
  6. #56155d
  7. #45114a
  8. #340d38
  9. #220825
  10. #110413
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac2aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac2aba
  2. #b43fc1
  3. #bd55c8
  4. #c56acf
  5. #cd7fd6
  6. #d695dd
  7. #deaae3
  8. #e6bfea
  9. #eed4f1
  10. #f7eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac2aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac2aba
  2. #a833b4
  3. #a33bae
  4. #9f44a9
  5. #9a4ca3
  6. #96559d
  7. #925e97
  8. #8d6691
  9. #896f8c
  10. #847786
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #456db7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af4672 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e4fbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5ab8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae3d94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac2aba {
  color: #ac2aba;
}
Background
.bg-ac2aba {
  background-color: #ac2aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac2aba {
  border: 2px solid #ac2aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac2aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 42 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac2aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac2aba, #ba2a80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac2aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 42 186 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.98 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.09 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.14 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.91 #53d545 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ac2aba  rgb(172, 42, 186)  hsl(294, 63%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#38ba2a  rgb(56, 186, 42)  hsl(114, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#baac2a  rgb(186, 172, 42)  hsl(54, 63%, 45%)  Brass
#2abaac  rgb(42, 186, 172)  hsl(174, 63%, 45%)  Light Sea Green