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#AA02CA

#aa02ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aa02ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 0.78% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.84% cyan, 99.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 290.4°, with 98.04% saturation and 40% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1285

Complementary

  1. #aa02ca
  2. #22ca02

Split complementary

  1. #aa02ca
  2. #86ca02
  3. #02ca46

Analogous

  1. #4602ca
  2. #aa02ca
  3. #ca0286

Triadic

  1. #aa02ca
  2. #caaa02
  3. #02caaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa02ca
  2. #ca0222
  3. #22ca02
  4. #02caaa

Square

  1. #aa02ca
  2. #ca4602
  3. #22ca02
  4. #0286ca

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0033
  2. #6a017e
  3. #aa02ca
  4. #d91cfd
  5. #e667fe

Shades

#aa02ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa02ca
  2. #9902b6
  3. #8802a2
  4. #77018d
  5. #660179
  6. #550165
  7. #440151
  8. #33013d
  9. #220028
  10. #110014
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa02ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa02ca
  2. #b31bcf
  3. #bb35d5
  4. #c44eda
  5. #cc67df
  6. #d581e5
  7. #dd9aea
  8. #e6b3ef
  9. #eeccf4
  10. #f7e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa02ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa02ca
  2. #a60fc3
  3. #a21bbb
  4. #9d28b4
  5. #9934ac
  6. #9541a5
  7. #914e9e
  8. #8d5a96
  9. #88678f
  10. #847387
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #864f98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f69c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a94376 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6347cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7252c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa349f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa02ca {
  color: #aa02ca;
}
Background
.bg-aa02ca {
  background-color: #aa02ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa02ca {
  border: 2px solid #aa02ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa02ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 2 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa02ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa02ca, #ca0286);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa02ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 2 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.76 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.26 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.92 #55fd35 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa02ca  rgb(170, 2, 202)  hsl(290, 98%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#22ca02  rgb(34, 202, 2)  hsl(110, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#caaa02  rgb(202, 170, 2)  hsl(50, 98%, 40%)  Metallic Gold
#02caaa  rgb(2, 202, 170)  hsl(170, 98%, 40%)  Caribbean Green