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#AC2CDA

#ac2cda ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ac2cda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.1% cyan, 79.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 284.14°, with 70.16% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1563

Complementary

  1. #ac2cda
  2. #5ada2c

Split complementary

  1. #ac2cda
  2. #b1da2c
  3. #2cda55

Analogous

  1. #552cda
  2. #ac2cda
  3. #da2cb1

Triadic

  1. #ac2cda
  2. #daac2c
  3. #2cdaac

Tetradic

  1. #ac2cda
  2. #da2c5a
  3. #5ada2c
  4. #2cdaac

Square

  1. #ac2cda
  2. #da552c
  3. #5ada2c
  4. #2cb1da

Monochromatic

  1. #49105d
  2. #7b1c9e
  3. #ac2cda
  4. #c66de5
  5. #dfaef1

Shades

#ac2cda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac2cda
  2. #9b28c4
  3. #8a23ae
  4. #781f99
  5. #671a83
  6. #56166d
  7. #451257
  8. #340d41
  9. #22092c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac2cda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac2cda
  2. #b441de
  3. #bd56e1
  4. #c56be5
  5. #cd80e9
  6. #d696ed
  7. #deabf0
  8. #e6c0f4
  9. #eed5f8
  10. #f7eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac2cda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac2cda
  2. #a834d1
  3. #a33dc8
  4. #9f45bf
  5. #9a4eb6
  6. #9656ad
  7. #925ea4
  8. #8d679b
  9. #896f92
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5ba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f71d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a85784 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6656dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #745dd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa49ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac2cda {
  color: #ac2cda;
}
Background
.bg-ac2cda {
  background-color: #ac2cda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac2cda {
  border: 2px solid #ac2cda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac2cda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 44 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 70% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac2cda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac2cda, #da2cb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac2cda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 44 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.56 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.08 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.66 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.08 #53d325 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ac2cda  rgb(172, 44, 218)  hsl(284, 70%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#5ada2c  rgb(90, 218, 44)  hsl(104, 70%, 51%)  Lime Green
#daac2c  rgb(218, 172, 44)  hsl(44, 70%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#2cdaac  rgb(44, 218, 172)  hsl(164, 70%, 51%)  Caribbean Green