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#AE09CD

#ae09cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ae09cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.12% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 290.51°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.136

Complementary

  1. #ae09cd
  2. #28cd09

Split complementary

  1. #ae09cd
  2. #8acd09
  3. #09cd4c

Analogous

  1. #4c09cd
  2. #ae09cd
  3. #cd098a

Triadic

  1. #ae09cd
  2. #cdae09
  3. #09cdae

Tetradic

  1. #ae09cd
  2. #cd0928
  3. #28cd09
  4. #09cdae

Square

  1. #ae09cd
  2. #cd4c09
  3. #28cd09
  4. #098acd

Monochromatic

  1. #32033a
  2. #700684
  3. #ae09cd
  4. #d62df6
  5. #e476f9

Shades

#ae09cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae09cd
  2. #9d08b9
  3. #8b07a4
  4. #7a0690
  5. #68057b
  6. #570567
  7. #460452
  8. #34033e
  9. #230229
  10. #110115
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae09cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae09cd
  2. #b622d2
  3. #be3ad7
  4. #c653dc
  5. #ce6be1
  6. #d784e6
  7. #df9deb
  8. #e7b5f0
  9. #efcef5
  10. #f7e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae09cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae09cd
  2. #a915c5
  3. #a521be
  4. #a02db6
  5. #9c39ae
  6. #9745a7
  7. #92509f
  8. #8e5c97
  9. #89688f
  10. #857488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89519b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #256cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae4578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #674ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7655cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae36a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae09cd {
  color: #ae09cd;
}
Background
.bg-ae09cd {
  background-color: #ae09cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae09cd {
  border: 2px solid #ae09cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae09cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 9 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae09cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae09cd, #cd098a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae09cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 9 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.82 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.07 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.44 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.64 #51f632 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae09cd  rgb(174, 9, 205)  hsl(291, 92%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#28cd09  rgb(40, 205, 9)  hsl(111, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cdae09  rgb(205, 174, 9)  hsl(51, 92%, 42%)  Old Gold
#09cdae  rgb(9, 205, 174)  hsl(171, 92%, 42%)  Medium Aquamarine