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#AE0CDA

#ae0cda ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ae0cda is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 4.71% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.18% cyan, 94.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 287.18°, with 89.57% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1432

Complementary

  1. #ae0cda
  2. #38da0c

Split complementary

  1. #ae0cda
  2. #9fda0c
  3. #0cda47

Analogous

  1. #470cda
  2. #ae0cda
  3. #da0c9f

Triadic

  1. #ae0cda
  2. #daae0c
  3. #0cdaae

Tetradic

  1. #ae0cda
  2. #da0c38
  3. #38da0c
  4. #0cdaae

Square

  1. #ae0cda
  2. #da470c
  3. #38da0c
  4. #0c9fda

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0449
  2. #740892
  3. #ae0cda
  4. #cd3ef4
  5. #e087f8

Shades

#ae0cda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae0cda
  2. #9d0bc4
  3. #8b0aae
  4. #7a0899
  5. #680783
  6. #57066d
  7. #460557
  8. #340441
  9. #23022c
  10. #110116
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae0cda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae0cda
  2. #b624de
  3. #be3de1
  4. #c655e5
  5. #ce6de9
  6. #d786ed
  7. #df9ef0
  8. #e7b6f4
  9. #efcef8
  10. #f7e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae0cda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae0cda
  2. #a918d1
  3. #a523c8
  4. #a02fbf
  5. #9c3ab6
  6. #9746ad
  7. #9252a4
  8. #8e5d9b
  9. #896992
  10. #857489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a53a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab4d80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #634ddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7256d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac3cac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae0cda {
  color: #ae0cda;
}
Background
.bg-ae0cda {
  background-color: #ae0cda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae0cda {
  border: 2px solid #ae0cda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae0cda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 12 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae0cda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae0cda, #da0c9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae0cda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 12 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.66 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.81 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.00 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.30 #51f325 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae0cda  rgb(174, 12, 218)  hsl(287, 90%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#38da0c  rgb(56, 218, 12)  hsl(107, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#daae0c  rgb(218, 174, 12)  hsl(47, 90%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0cdaae  rgb(12, 218, 174)  hsl(167, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green