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#AE07CC

#ae07cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ae07cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 2.75% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.71% cyan, 96.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 290.86°, with 93.36% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.67:1 (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 luminance0.1351

Complementary

  1. #ae07cc
  2. #25cc07

Split complementary

  1. #ae07cc
  2. #87cc07
  3. #07cc4b

Analogous

  1. #4b07cc
  2. #ae07cc
  3. #cc0787

Triadic

  1. #ae07cc
  2. #ccae07
  3. #07ccae

Tetradic

  1. #ae07cc
  2. #cc0725
  3. #25cc07
  4. #07ccae

Square

  1. #ae07cc
  2. #cc4b07
  3. #25cc07
  4. #0787cc

Monochromatic

  1. #300238
  2. #6f0482
  3. #ae07cc
  4. #d828f8
  5. #e572fa

Shades

#ae07cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae07cc
  2. #9d06b8
  3. #8b06a3
  4. #7a058f
  5. #68047a
  6. #570466
  7. #460352
  8. #34023d
  9. #230129
  10. #110114
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae07cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae07cc
  2. #b620d1
  3. #be39d6
  4. #c651db
  5. #ce6ae0
  6. #d783e6
  7. #df9ceb
  8. #e7b5f0
  9. #efcdf5
  10. #f7e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae07cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae07cc
  2. #a913c4
  3. #a51fbd
  4. #a02bb5
  5. #9c37ae
  6. #9744a6
  7. #92509e
  8. #8e5c97
  9. #89688f
  10. #857488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89519a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #266cc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae4478 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6749cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7655ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae35a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae07cc {
  color: #ae07cc;
}
Background
.bg-ae07cc {
  background-color: #ae07cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae07cc {
  border: 2px solid #ae07cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae07cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 7 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 93% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae07cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae07cc, #cc0787);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae07cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 7 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.90 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.60 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.43 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.65 #51f833 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae07cc  rgb(174, 7, 204)  hsl(291, 93%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#25cc07  rgb(37, 204, 7)  hsl(111, 93%, 41%)  Lime Green
#ccae07  rgb(204, 174, 7)  hsl(51, 93%, 41%)  Old Gold
#07ccae  rgb(7, 204, 174)  hsl(171, 93%, 41%)  Medium Aquamarine