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#AA44CD

#aa44cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa44cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 26.67% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.07% cyan, 66.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 284.67°, with 57.81% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1709

Complementary

  1. #aa44cd
  2. #67cd44

Split complementary

  1. #aa44cd
  2. #accd44
  3. #44cd65

Analogous

  1. #6544cd
  2. #aa44cd
  3. #cd44ac

Triadic

  1. #aa44cd
  2. #cdaa44
  3. #44cdaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa44cd
  2. #cd4467
  3. #67cd44
  4. #44cdaa

Square

  1. #aa44cd
  2. #cd6544
  3. #67cd44
  4. #44accd

Monochromatic

  1. #4d195f
  2. #7e299b
  3. #aa44cd
  4. #c580dd
  5. #e1bded

Shades

#aa44cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa44cd
  2. #993db9
  3. #8836a4
  4. #773090
  5. #66297b
  6. #552267
  7. #441b52
  8. #33143e
  9. #220e29
  10. #110715
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa44cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa44cd
  2. #b357d2
  3. #bb69d7
  4. #c47cdc
  5. #cc8fe1
  6. #d5a2e6
  7. #ddb4eb
  8. #e6c7f0
  9. #eedaf5
  10. #f7ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa44cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa44cd
  2. #a64ac5
  3. #a250be
  4. #9d56b6
  5. #995cae
  6. #9562a7
  7. #91689f
  8. #8d6e97
  9. #88748f
  10. #847a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c639f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4476ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a85e83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5fcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a65cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a955a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa44cd {
  color: #aa44cd;
}
Background
.bg-aa44cd {
  background-color: #aa44cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa44cd {
  border: 2px solid #aa44cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa44cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 68 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 58% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa44cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa44cd, #cd44ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa44cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 68 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.47 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.49 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.08 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.95 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.87 #55bb32 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#aa44cd  rgb(170, 68, 205)  hsl(285, 58%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#67cd44  rgb(103, 205, 68)  hsl(105, 58%, 54%)  Lime Green
#cdaa44  rgb(205, 170, 68)  hsl(45, 58%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#44cdaa  rgb(68, 205, 170)  hsl(165, 58%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine