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#AA33DB

#aa33db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa33db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 20% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.37% cyan, 76.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 282.5°, with 70% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1603

Complementary

  1. #aa33db
  2. #64db33

Split complementary

  1. #aa33db
  2. #b8db33
  3. #33db56

Analogous

  1. #5633db
  2. #aa33db
  3. #db33b8

Triadic

  1. #aa33db
  2. #dbaa33
  3. #33dbaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa33db
  2. #db3364
  3. #64db33
  4. #33dbaa

Square

  1. #aa33db
  2. #db5633
  3. #64db33
  4. #33b8db

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1263
  2. #7d1da4
  3. #aa33db
  4. #c574e6
  5. #e0b5f2

Shades

#aa33db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa33db
  2. #992ec5
  3. #8829af
  4. #772499
  5. #661f83
  6. #551a6e
  7. #441458
  8. #330f42
  9. #220a2c
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa33db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa33db
  2. #b347df
  3. #bb5ce2
  4. #c470e6
  5. #cc85e9
  6. #d599ed
  7. #ddadf1
  8. #e6c2f4
  9. #eed6f8
  10. #f7ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa33db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa33db
  2. #a63bd2
  3. #a242c9
  4. #9d4ac0
  5. #9952b7
  6. #955aae
  7. #9161a4
  8. #8d699b
  9. #887192
  10. #847889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5da6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2072d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55b86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6558de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725fd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a74eaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa33db {
  color: #aa33db;
}
Background
.bg-aa33db {
  background-color: #aa33db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa33db {
  border: 2px solid #aa33db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa33db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 51 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 70% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa33db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa33db, #db33b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa33db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 51 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.72 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.34 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.12 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.71 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.87 #55cc24 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa33db  rgb(170, 51, 219)  hsl(283, 70%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#64db33  rgb(100, 219, 51)  hsl(103, 70%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dbaa33  rgb(219, 170, 51)  hsl(43, 70%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#33dbaa  rgb(51, 219, 170)  hsl(163, 70%, 53%)  Caribbean Green