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#AE06DF

#ae06df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ae06df 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.97% cyan, 97.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 286.45°, with 94.76% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1446

Complementary

  1. #ae06df
  2. #37df06

Split complementary

  1. #ae06df
  2. #a3df06
  3. #06df41

Analogous

  1. #4106df
  2. #ae06df
  3. #df06a3

Triadic

  1. #ae06df
  2. #dfae06
  3. #06dfae

Tetradic

  1. #ae06df
  2. #df0637
  3. #37df06
  4. #06dfae

Square

  1. #ae06df
  2. #df4106
  3. #37df06
  4. #06a3df

Monochromatic

  1. #3a024a
  2. #740494
  3. #ae06df
  4. #ce38fa
  5. #e082fc

Shades

#ae06df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae06df
  2. #9d05c9
  3. #8b05b2
  4. #7a049c
  5. #680486
  6. #570370
  7. #460259
  8. #340243
  9. #23012d
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae06df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae06df
  2. #b61fe2
  3. #be38e5
  4. #c651e9
  5. #ce6aec
  6. #d783ef
  7. #df9bf2
  8. #e7b4f5
  9. #efcdf9
  10. #f7e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae06df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae06df
  2. #a912d6
  3. #a51ecc
  4. #a02bc3
  5. #9c37b9
  6. #9743b0
  7. #924fa6
  8. #8e5b9d
  9. #896893
  10. #85748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a53a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006edb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa4f83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #614de2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7056dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab3db0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae06df {
  color: #ae06df;
}
Background
.bg-ae06df {
  background-color: #ae06df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae06df {
  border: 2px solid #ae06df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae06df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 6 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 95% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae06df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae06df, #df06a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae06df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 6 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.75 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.37 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.74 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.76 #51f920 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae06df  rgb(174, 6, 223)  hsl(286, 95%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#37df06  rgb(55, 223, 6)  hsl(106, 95%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dfae06  rgb(223, 174, 6)  hsl(46, 95%, 45%)  Meat Brown
#06dfae  rgb(6, 223, 174)  hsl(166, 95%, 45%)  Caribbean Green