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#AE11BC

#ae11bc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae11bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 6.67% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.45% cyan, 90.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 295.09°, with 83.41% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1303

Complementary

  1. #ae11bc
  2. #1fbc11

Split complementary

  1. #ae11bc
  2. #75bc11
  3. #11bc59

Analogous

  1. #5911bc
  2. #ae11bc
  3. #bc1175

Triadic

  1. #ae11bc
  2. #bcae11
  3. #11bcae

Tetradic

  1. #ae11bc
  2. #bc111f
  3. #1fbc11
  4. #11bcae

Square

  1. #ae11bc
  2. #bc5911
  3. #1fbc11
  4. #1175bc

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0430
  2. #6d0b76
  3. #ae11bc
  4. #dc2dec
  5. #e874f2

Shades

#ae11bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae11bc
  2. #9d0fa9
  3. #8b0e96
  4. #7a0c84
  5. #680a71
  6. #57095e
  7. #46074b
  8. #340538
  9. #230326
  10. #110213
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae11bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae11bc
  2. #b629c3
  3. #be41c9
  4. #c658d0
  5. #ce70d7
  6. #d788de
  7. #dfa0e4
  8. #e7b8eb
  9. #efcff2
  10. #f7e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae11bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae11bc
  2. #a91cb6
  3. #a527b0
  4. #a032aa
  5. #9c3da4
  6. #97499e
  7. #925498
  8. #8e5f92
  9. #896a8c
  10. #857586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ac0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c6bb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b13d6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c47be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b55ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b03094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae11bc {
  color: #ae11bc;
}
Background
.bg-ae11bc {
  background-color: #ae11bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae11bc {
  border: 2px solid #ae11bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae11bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 17 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae11bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae11bc, #bc1175);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae11bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 17 188 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.16 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.86 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.51 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.57 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.58 #51ee43 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae11bc  rgb(174, 17, 188)  hsl(295, 83%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#1fbc11  rgb(31, 188, 17)  hsl(115, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bcae11  rgb(188, 174, 17)  hsl(55, 83%, 40%)  Old Gold
#11bcae  rgb(17, 188, 174)  hsl(175, 83%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue