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#AE08CC

#ae08cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ae08cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 3.14% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.71% cyan, 96.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 290.82°, with 92.45% saturation and 41.57% 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 3.88.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1353

Complementary

  1. #ae08cc
  2. #26cc08

Split complementary

  1. #ae08cc
  2. #88cc08
  3. #08cc4c

Analogous

  1. #4c08cc
  2. #ae08cc
  3. #cc0888

Triadic

  1. #ae08cc
  2. #ccae08
  3. #08ccae

Tetradic

  1. #ae08cc
  2. #cc0826
  3. #26cc08
  4. #08ccae

Square

  1. #ae08cc
  2. #cc4c08
  3. #26cc08
  4. #0888cc

Monochromatic

  1. #300239
  2. #6f0582
  3. #ae08cc
  4. #d72af7
  5. #e573fa

Shades

#ae08cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae08cc
  2. #9d07b8
  3. #8b06a3
  4. #7a068f
  5. #68057a
  6. #570466
  7. #460352
  8. #34023d
  9. #230229
  10. #110114
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae08cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae08cc
  2. #b621d1
  3. #be39d6
  4. #c652db
  5. #ce6be0
  6. #d784e6
  7. #df9ceb
  8. #e7b5f0
  9. #efcef5
  10. #f7e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae08cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae08cc
  2. #a914c4
  3. #a520bd
  4. #a02cb5
  5. #9c38ae
  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 3.71:1 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 #276cc8 ≈ 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-ae08cc {
  color: #ae08cc;
}
Background
.bg-ae08cc {
  background-color: #ae08cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae08cc {
  border: 2px solid #ae08cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae08cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 8 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae08cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae08cc, #cc0888);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae08cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 8 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.59 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.44 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.62 #51f733 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae08cc  rgb(174, 8, 204)  hsl(291, 92%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#26cc08  rgb(38, 204, 8)  hsl(111, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#ccae08  rgb(204, 174, 8)  hsl(51, 92%, 42%)  Old Gold
#08ccae  rgb(8, 204, 174)  hsl(171, 92%, 42%)  Medium Aquamarine