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#AE04CF

#ae04cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ae04cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 1.57% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.94% cyan, 98.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 290.25°, with 96.21% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1359

Complementary

  1. #ae04cf
  2. #25cf04

Split complementary

  1. #ae04cf
  2. #8acf04
  3. #04cf49

Analogous

  1. #4904cf
  2. #ae04cf
  3. #cf048a

Triadic

  1. #ae04cf
  2. #cfae04
  3. #04cfae

Tetradic

  1. #ae04cf
  2. #cf0425
  3. #25cf04
  4. #04cfae

Square

  1. #ae04cf
  2. #cf4904
  3. #25cf04
  4. #048acf

Monochromatic

  1. #300139
  2. #6f0384
  3. #ae04cf
  4. #d825fb
  5. #e570fc

Shades

#ae04cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae04cf
  2. #9d04ba
  3. #8b03a6
  4. #7a0391
  5. #68027c
  6. #570268
  7. #460253
  8. #34013e
  9. #230129
  10. #110015
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae04cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae04cf
  2. #b61dd4
  3. #be36d9
  4. #c64fdd
  5. #ce68e2
  6. #d782e7
  7. #df9bec
  8. #e7b4f1
  9. #efcdf5
  10. #f7e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae04cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae04cf
  2. #a910c7
  3. #a51dbf
  4. #a029b7
  5. #9c36af
  6. #9742a8
  7. #924ea0
  8. #8e5b98
  9. #896790
  10. #857488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89519c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ed3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #206ccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad4579 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6649d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7555cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae36a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae04cf {
  color: #ae04cf;
}
Background
.bg-ae04cf {
  background-color: #ae04cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae04cf {
  border: 2px solid #ae04cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae04cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 4 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae04cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae04cf, #cf048a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae04cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 4 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.80 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.04 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.80 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.28 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.86 #51fb30 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae04cf  rgb(174, 4, 207)  hsl(290, 96%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#25cf04  rgb(37, 207, 4)  hsl(110, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cfae04  rgb(207, 174, 4)  hsl(50, 96%, 41%)  Metallic Gold
#04cfae  rgb(4, 207, 174)  hsl(170, 96%, 41%)  Caribbean Green