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#AE06D2

#ae06d2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ae06d2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 2.35% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.14% cyan, 97.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 289.41°, with 94.44% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1378

Complementary

  1. #ae06d2
  2. #2ad206

Split complementary

  1. #ae06d2
  2. #90d206
  3. #06d248

Analogous

  1. #4806d2
  2. #ae06d2
  3. #d20690

Triadic

  1. #ae06d2
  2. #d2ae06
  3. #06d2ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae06d2
  2. #d2062a
  3. #2ad206
  4. #06d2ae

Square

  1. #ae06d2
  2. #d24806
  3. #2ad206
  4. #0690d2

Monochromatic

  1. #33023d
  2. #700488
  3. #ae06d2
  4. #d52cf9
  5. #e476fb

Shades

#ae06d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae06d2
  2. #9d05bd
  3. #8b05a8
  4. #7a0493
  5. #68047e
  6. #570369
  7. #460254
  8. #34023f
  9. #23012a
  10. #110115
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae06d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae06d2
  2. #b61fd7
  3. #be38db
  4. #c651e0
  5. #ce6ae4
  6. #d783e9
  7. #df9bed
  8. #e7b4f2
  9. #efcdf6
  10. #f7e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae06d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae06d2
  2. #a912ca
  3. #a51ec2
  4. #a02bb9
  5. #9c37b1
  6. #9743a9
  7. #924fa1
  8. #8e5b99
  9. #896890
  10. #857488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89529e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a6cce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad477b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #654ad5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7455d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad38a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae06d2 {
  color: #ae06d2;
}
Background
.bg-ae06d2 {
  background-color: #ae06d2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae06d2 {
  border: 2px solid #ae06d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae06d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 6 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 94% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae06d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae06d2, #d20690);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae06d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 6 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.69 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.01 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.54 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.88 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.73 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.96 #51f92d Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae06d2  rgb(174, 6, 210)  hsl(289, 94%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#2ad206  rgb(42, 210, 6)  hsl(109, 94%, 42%)  Lime Green
#d2ae06  rgb(210, 174, 6)  hsl(49, 94%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#06d2ae  rgb(6, 210, 174)  hsl(169, 94%, 42%)  Caribbean Green