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#AE07BB

#ae07bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae07bb is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 2.75% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.95% cyan, 96.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 295.67°, with 92.78% saturation and 38.04% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1274

Complementary

  1. #ae07bb
  2. #14bb07

Split complementary

  1. #ae07bb
  2. #6ebb07
  3. #07bb54

Analogous

  1. #5407bb
  2. #ae07bb
  3. #bb076e

Triadic

  1. #ae07bb
  2. #bbae07
  3. #07bbae

Tetradic

  1. #ae07bb
  2. #bb0714
  3. #14bb07
  4. #07bbae

Square

  1. #ae07bb
  2. #bb5407
  3. #14bb07
  4. #076ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #250128
  2. #690471
  3. #ae07bb
  4. #e618f6
  5. #ee62f9

Shades

#ae07bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae07bb
  2. #9d06a8
  3. #8b0696
  4. #7a0583
  5. #680470
  6. #57045e
  7. #46034b
  8. #340238
  9. #230125
  10. #110113
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae07bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae07bb
  2. #b620c2
  3. #be39c9
  4. #c651cf
  5. #ce6ad6
  6. #d783dd
  7. #df9ce4
  8. #e7b5eb
  9. #efcdf1
  10. #f7e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae07bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae07bb
  2. #a913b5
  3. #a51faf
  4. #a02ba9
  5. #9c37a3
  6. #97449e
  7. #925098
  8. #8e5c92
  9. #89688c
  10. #857486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #884f8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b6ab8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b13a6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b46bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a53b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b02d93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae07bb {
  color: #ae07bb;
}
Background
.bg-ae07bb {
  background-color: #ae07bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae07bb {
  border: 2px solid #ae07bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae07bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 7 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 93% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae07bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae07bb, #bb076e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae07bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 7 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.98 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.86 #51f844 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae07bb  rgb(174, 7, 187)  hsl(296, 93%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#14bb07  rgb(20, 187, 7)  hsl(116, 93%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#bbae07  rgb(187, 174, 7)  hsl(56, 93%, 38%)  Old Gold
#07bbae  rgb(7, 187, 174)  hsl(176, 93%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue