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#AE16BB

#ae16bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae16bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 8.63% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.95% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 295.27°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1316

Complementary

  1. #ae16bb
  2. #23bb16

Split complementary

  1. #ae16bb
  2. #76bb16
  3. #16bb5b

Analogous

  1. #5b16bb
  2. #ae16bb
  3. #bb1676

Triadic

  1. #ae16bb
  2. #bbae16
  3. #16bbae

Tetradic

  1. #ae16bb
  2. #bb1623
  3. #23bb16
  4. #16bbae

Square

  1. #ae16bb
  2. #bb5b16
  3. #23bb16
  4. #1676bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0632
  2. #6e0e77
  3. #ae16bb
  4. #d936e7
  5. #e67bef

Shades

#ae16bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae16bb
  2. #9d14a8
  3. #8b1296
  4. #7a0f83
  5. #680d70
  6. #570b5e
  7. #46094b
  8. #340738
  9. #230425
  10. #110213
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae16bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae16bb
  2. #b62dc2
  3. #be45c9
  4. #c65ccf
  5. #ce73d6
  6. #d78bdd
  7. #dfa2e4
  8. #e7b9eb
  9. #efd0f1
  10. #f7e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae16bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae16bb
  2. #a921b5
  3. #a52baf
  4. #a036a9
  5. #9c40a3
  6. #974b9e
  7. #925698
  8. #8e6092
  9. #896b8c
  10. #857586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895190 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f6bb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b13e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d48bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b55b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b03293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae16bb {
  color: #ae16bb;
}
Background
.bg-ae16bb {
  background-color: #ae16bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae16bb {
  border: 2px solid #ae16bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae16bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 22 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae16bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae16bb, #bb1676);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae16bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 22 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.84 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.61 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.68 #51e944 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae16bb  rgb(174, 22, 187)  hsl(295, 79%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#23bb16  rgb(35, 187, 22)  hsl(115, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bbae16  rgb(187, 174, 22)  hsl(55, 79%, 41%)  Old Gold
#16bbae  rgb(22, 187, 174)  hsl(175, 79%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue