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#AE09CC

#ae09cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ae09cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 3.53% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.71% cyan, 95.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 290.77°, with 91.55% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1355

Complementary

  1. #ae09cc
  2. #27cc09

Split complementary

  1. #ae09cc
  2. #88cc09
  3. #09cc4c

Analogous

  1. #4c09cc
  2. #ae09cc
  3. #cc0988

Triadic

  1. #ae09cc
  2. #ccae09
  3. #09ccae

Tetradic

  1. #ae09cc
  2. #cc0927
  3. #27cc09
  4. #09ccae

Square

  1. #ae09cc
  2. #cc4c09
  3. #27cc09
  4. #0988cc

Monochromatic

  1. #310339
  2. #6f0683
  3. #ae09cc
  4. #d72cf6
  5. #e575f9

Shades

#ae09cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae09cc
  2. #9d08b8
  3. #8b07a3
  4. #7a068f
  5. #68057a
  6. #570566
  7. #460452
  8. #34033d
  9. #230229
  10. #110114
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae09cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae09cc
  2. #b622d1
  3. #be3ad6
  4. #c653db
  5. #ce6be0
  6. #d784e6
  7. #df9deb
  8. #e7b5f0
  9. #efcef5
  10. #f7e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae09cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae09cc
  2. #a915c4
  3. #a521bd
  4. #a02db5
  5. #9c39ae
  6. #9745a6
  7. #92509e
  8. #8e5c97
  9. #89688f
  10. #857488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 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 #ae35a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae09cc {
  color: #ae09cc;
}
Background
.bg-ae09cc {
  background-color: #ae09cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae09cc {
  border: 2px solid #ae09cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae09cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 9 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae09cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae09cc, #cc0988);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae09cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 9 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.87 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.25 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.57 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.44 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.59 #51f633 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae09cc  rgb(174, 9, 204)  hsl(291, 92%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#27cc09  rgb(39, 204, 9)  hsl(111, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#ccae09  rgb(204, 174, 9)  hsl(51, 92%, 42%)  Old Gold
#09ccae  rgb(9, 204, 174)  hsl(171, 92%, 42%)  Medium Aquamarine