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#AE05AB

#ae05ab ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae05ab is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.13% magenta, 1.72% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 301.07°, with 94.41% saturation and 35.1% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.54.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1205

Complementary

  1. #ae05ab
  2. #05ae08

Split complementary

  1. #ae05ab
  2. #56ae05
  3. #05ae5d

Analogous

  1. #5d05ae
  2. #ae05ab
  3. #ae0556

Triadic

  1. #ae05ab
  2. #abae05
  3. #05abae

Tetradic

  1. #ae05ab
  2. #ae0805
  3. #05ae08
  4. #05abae

Square

  1. #ae05ab
  2. #ae5d05
  3. #05ae08
  4. #0556ae

Monochromatic

  1. #190119
  2. #640362
  3. #ae05ab
  4. #f808f4
  5. #fa52f7

Shades

#ae05ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae05ab
  2. #9d059a
  3. #8b0489
  4. #7a0478
  5. #680367
  6. #570356
  7. #460244
  8. #340233
  9. #230122
  10. #110111
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae05ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae05ab
  2. #b61eb3
  3. #be37bc
  4. #c650c4
  5. #ce69cd
  6. #d782d5
  7. #df9bdd
  8. #e7b4e6
  9. #efcdee
  10. #f7e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae05ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae05ab
  2. #a911a7
  3. #a51ea2
  4. #a02a9e
  5. #9c369a
  6. #974396
  7. #924f91
  8. #8e5b8d
  9. #896789
  10. #857484
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #874c85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4868a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b42f64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f42ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e52a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b22486 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae05ab {
  color: #ae05ab;
}
Background
.bg-ae05ab {
  background-color: #ae05ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae05ab {
  border: 2px solid #ae05ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae05ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae05ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae05ab, #ae0556);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae05ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.54 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.76 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.54 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.65 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.04 #800080 Purple ΔE 10.17 #51fa54 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae05ab  rgb(174, 5, 171)  hsl(301, 94%, 35%)  Dark Orchid
#05ae08  rgb(5, 174, 8)  hsl(121, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#abae05  rgb(171, 174, 5)  hsl(61, 94%, 35%)  Brass
#05abae  rgb(5, 171, 174)  hsl(181, 94%, 35%)  Verdigris