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#AC2ACA

#ac2aca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ac2aca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.85% cyan, 79.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 288.75°, with 65.57% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1469

Complementary

  1. #ac2aca
  2. #48ca2a

Split complementary

  1. #ac2aca
  2. #98ca2a
  3. #2aca5c

Analogous

  1. #5c2aca
  2. #ac2aca
  3. #ca2a98

Triadic

  1. #ac2aca
  2. #caac2a
  3. #2acaac

Tetradic

  1. #ac2aca
  2. #ca2a48
  3. #48ca2a
  4. #2acaac

Square

  1. #ac2aca
  2. #ca5c2a
  3. #48ca2a
  4. #2a98ca

Monochromatic

  1. #40104b
  2. #761d8b
  3. #ac2aca
  4. #c762de
  5. #dea1ec

Shades

#ac2aca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac2aca
  2. #9b26b6
  3. #8a22a2
  4. #781d8d
  5. #671979
  6. #561565
  7. #451151
  8. #340d3d
  9. #220828
  10. #110414
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac2aca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac2aca
  2. #b43fcf
  3. #bd55d5
  4. #c56ada
  5. #cd7fdf
  6. #d695e5
  7. #deaaea
  8. #e6bfef
  9. #eed4f4
  10. #f7eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac2aca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac2aca
  2. #a833c3
  3. #a33bbb
  4. #9f44b4
  5. #9a4cac
  6. #9655a5
  7. #925e9e
  8. #8d6696
  9. #896f8f
  10. #847787
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a589a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #366fc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac4e7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a52cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #785bc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac42a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac2aca {
  color: #ac2aca;
}
Background
.bg-ac2aca {
  background-color: #ac2aca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac2aca {
  border: 2px solid #ac2aca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac2aca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 42 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac2aca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac2aca, #ca2a98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac2aca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 42 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.44 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.86 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.15 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.34 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.96 #53d535 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ac2aca  rgb(172, 42, 202)  hsl(289, 66%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#48ca2a  rgb(72, 202, 42)  hsl(109, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green
#caac2a  rgb(202, 172, 42)  hsl(49, 66%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#2acaac  rgb(42, 202, 172)  hsl(169, 66%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine