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#AC3BC8

#ac3bc8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ac3bc8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 23.14% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14% cyan, 70.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 288.09°, with 56.18% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1607

Complementary

  1. #ac3bc8
  2. #57c83b

Split complementary

  1. #ac3bc8
  2. #9dc83b
  3. #3bc865

Analogous

  1. #653bc8
  2. #ac3bc8
  3. #c83b9d

Triadic

  1. #ac3bc8
  2. #c8ac3b
  3. #3bc8ac

Tetradic

  1. #ac3bc8
  2. #c83b57
  3. #57c83b
  4. #3bc8ac

Square

  1. #ac3bc8
  2. #c8653b
  3. #57c83b
  4. #3b9dc8

Monochromatic

  1. #471753
  2. #7a288e
  3. #ac3bc8
  4. #c577d9
  5. #dfb2ea

Shades

#ac3bc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac3bc8
  2. #9b35b4
  3. #8a2fa0
  4. #78298c
  5. #672378
  6. #561e64
  7. #451850
  8. #34123c
  9. #220c28
  10. #110614
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac3bc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac3bc8
  2. #b44fce
  3. #bd62d3
  4. #c576d9
  5. #cd89de
  6. #d69de4
  7. #deb1e9
  8. #e6c4ef
  9. #eed8f4
  10. #f7ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac3bc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac3bc8
  2. #a842c1
  3. #a349ba
  4. #9f50b2
  5. #9a57ab
  6. #965ea4
  7. #92649d
  8. #8d6b96
  9. #89728e
  10. #847987
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5f9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4473c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac567e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f59ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b62c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac4da1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac3bc8 {
  color: #ac3bc8;
}
Background
.bg-ac3bc8 {
  background-color: #ac3bc8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac3bc8 {
  border: 2px solid #ac3bc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac3bc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 59 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 56% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac3bc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac3bc8, #c83b9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac3bc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 59 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.76 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.34 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.79 #53c437 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ac3bc8  rgb(172, 59, 200)  hsl(288, 56%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#57c83b  rgb(87, 200, 59)  hsl(108, 56%, 51%)  Lime Green
#c8ac3b  rgb(200, 172, 59)  hsl(48, 56%, 51%)  Old Gold
#3bc8ac  rgb(59, 200, 172)  hsl(168, 56%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine