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#AE02C7

#ae02c7 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ae02c7 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 0.78% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.56% cyan, 98.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 292.39°, with 98.01% saturation and 39.41% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1317

Complementary

  1. #ae02c7
  2. #1bc702

Split complementary

  1. #ae02c7
  2. #7dc702
  3. #02c74c

Analogous

  1. #4c02c7
  2. #ae02c7
  3. #c7027d

Triadic

  1. #ae02c7
  2. #c7ae02
  3. #02c7ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae02c7
  2. #c7021b
  3. #1bc702
  4. #02c7ae

Square

  1. #ae02c7
  2. #c74c02
  3. #1bc702
  4. #027dc7

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0030
  2. #6c017b
  3. #ae02c7
  4. #e019fd
  5. #ea65fd

Shades

#ae02c7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae02c7
  2. #9d02b3
  3. #8b029f
  4. #7a018b
  5. #680177
  6. #570164
  7. #460150
  8. #34013c
  9. #230028
  10. #110014
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae02c7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae02c7
  2. #b61bcd
  3. #be35d2
  4. #c64ed8
  5. #ce67dd
  6. #d781e3
  7. #df9ae9
  8. #e7b3ee
  9. #efccf4
  10. #f7e6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae02c7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae02c7
  2. #a90fc0
  3. #a51bb9
  4. #a028b2
  5. #9c34ab
  6. #9741a4
  7. #924e9c
  8. #8e5a95
  9. #89678e
  10. #857387
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895097 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d6bc3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af4074 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6847ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7754c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af319c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae02c7 {
  color: #ae02c7;
}
Background
.bg-ae02c7 {
  background-color: #ae02c7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae02c7 {
  border: 2px solid #ae02c7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae02c7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 2 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 98% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae02c7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae02c7, #c7027d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae02c7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 2 199 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.92 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.60 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.03 #51fd38 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae02c7  rgb(174, 2, 199)  hsl(292, 98%, 39%)  Dark Orchid
#1bc702  rgb(27, 199, 2)  hsl(112, 98%, 39%)  Lime Green
#c7ae02  rgb(199, 174, 2)  hsl(52, 98%, 39%)  Old Gold
#02c7ae  rgb(2, 199, 174)  hsl(172, 98%, 39%)  Medium Aquamarine