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#AE04D2

#ae04d2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ae04d2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.14% cyan, 98.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 289.51°, with 96.26% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1374

Complementary

  1. #ae04d2
  2. #28d204

Split complementary

  1. #ae04d2
  2. #8fd204
  3. #04d247

Analogous

  1. #4704d2
  2. #ae04d2
  3. #d2048f

Triadic

  1. #ae04d2
  2. #d2ae04
  3. #04d2ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae04d2
  2. #d20428
  3. #28d204
  4. #04d2ae

Square

  1. #ae04d2
  2. #d24704
  3. #28d204
  4. #048fd2

Monochromatic

  1. #32013c
  2. #700387
  3. #ae04d2
  4. #d628fb
  5. #e473fc

Shades

#ae04d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae04d2
  2. #9d04bd
  3. #8b03a8
  4. #7a0393
  5. #68027e
  6. #570269
  7. #460254
  8. #34013f
  9. #23012a
  10. #110015
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae04d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae04d2
  2. #b61dd7
  3. #be36db
  4. #c64fe0
  5. #ce68e4
  6. #d782e9
  7. #df9bed
  8. #e7b4f2
  9. #efcdf6
  10. #f7e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae04d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae04d2
  2. #a910ca
  3. #a51dc2
  4. #a029b9
  5. #9c36b1
  6. #9742a9
  7. #924ea1
  8. #8e5b99
  9. #896790
  10. #857488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89519e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #196cce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad477b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #654ad5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7455d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad37a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae04d2 {
  color: #ae04d2;
}
Background
.bg-ae04d2 {
  background-color: #ae04d2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae04d2 {
  border: 2px solid #ae04d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae04d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 4 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 96% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae04d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae04d2, #d2048f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae04d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 4 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.72 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.96 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.91 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.71 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.01 #51fb2d Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae04d2  rgb(174, 4, 210)  hsl(290, 96%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#28d204  rgb(40, 210, 4)  hsl(110, 96%, 42%)  Lime Green
#d2ae04  rgb(210, 174, 4)  hsl(50, 96%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#04d2ae  rgb(4, 210, 174)  hsl(170, 96%, 42%)  Caribbean Green