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#AC2CCC

#ac2ccc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ac2ccc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 17.25% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.69% cyan, 78.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 64.52% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1493

Complementary

  1. #ac2ccc
  2. #4ccc2c

Split complementary

  1. #ac2ccc
  2. #9ccc2c
  3. #2ccc5c

Analogous

  1. #5c2ccc
  2. #ac2ccc
  3. #cc2c9c

Triadic

  1. #ac2ccc
  2. #ccac2c
  3. #2cccac

Tetradic

  1. #ac2ccc
  2. #cc2c4c
  3. #4ccc2c
  4. #2cccac

Square

  1. #ac2ccc
  2. #cc5c2c
  3. #4ccc2c
  4. #2c9ccc

Monochromatic

  1. #42114e
  2. #771e8d
  3. #ac2ccc
  4. #c666de
  5. #dea5ec

Shades

#ac2ccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac2ccc
  2. #9b28b8
  3. #8a23a3
  4. #781f8f
  5. #671a7a
  6. #561666
  7. #451252
  8. #340d3d
  9. #220929
  10. #110414
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac2ccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac2ccc
  2. #b441d1
  3. #bd56d6
  4. #c56bdb
  5. #cd80e0
  6. #d696e6
  7. #deabeb
  8. #e6c0f0
  9. #eed5f5
  10. #f7eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac2ccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac2ccc
  2. #a834c4
  3. #a33dbd
  4. #9f45b5
  5. #9a4eae
  6. #9656a6
  7. #925e9e
  8. #8d6797
  9. #896f8f
  10. #847888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a599c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3570c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab507c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a53cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #785cca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab44a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac2ccc {
  color: #ac2ccc;
}
Background
.bg-ac2ccc {
  background-color: #ac2ccc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac2ccc {
  border: 2px solid #ac2ccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac2ccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 44 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac2ccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac2ccc, #cc2c9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac2ccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 44 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.84 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.42 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.67 #53d333 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ac2ccc  rgb(172, 44, 204)  hsl(288, 65%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#4ccc2c  rgb(76, 204, 44)  hsl(108, 65%, 49%)  Lime Green
#ccac2c  rgb(204, 172, 44)  hsl(48, 65%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#2cccac  rgb(44, 204, 172)  hsl(168, 65%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine