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#AE17BD

#ae17bd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae17bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 9.02% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.94% cyan, 87.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 294.58°, with 78.3% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1329

Complementary

  1. #ae17bd
  2. #26bd17

Split complementary

  1. #ae17bd
  2. #79bd17
  3. #17bd5b

Analogous

  1. #5b17bd
  2. #ae17bd
  3. #bd1779

Triadic

  1. #ae17bd
  2. #bdae17
  3. #17bdae

Tetradic

  1. #ae17bd
  2. #bd1726
  3. #26bd17
  4. #17bdae

Square

  1. #ae17bd
  2. #bd5b17
  3. #26bd17
  4. #1779bd

Monochromatic

  1. #300635
  2. #6f0f79
  3. #ae17bd
  4. #d73ae7
  5. #e57eef

Shades

#ae17bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae17bd
  2. #9d15aa
  3. #8b1297
  4. #7a1084
  5. #680e71
  6. #570c5f
  7. #46094c
  8. #340739
  9. #230526
  10. #110213
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae17bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae17bd
  2. #b62ec4
  3. #be45ca
  4. #c65dd1
  5. #ce74d7
  6. #d78bde
  7. #dfa2e5
  8. #e7b9eb
  9. #efd1f2
  10. #f7e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae17bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae17bd
  2. #a922b7
  3. #a52cb1
  4. #a037ab
  5. #9c41a5
  6. #974c9f
  7. #925698
  8. #8e6192
  9. #896b8c
  10. #857686
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d6bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b13f70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c49bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b56bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b03395 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae17bd {
  color: #ae17bd;
}
Background
.bg-ae17bd {
  background-color: #ae17bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae17bd {
  border: 2px solid #ae17bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae17bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 23 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae17bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae17bd, #bd1779);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae17bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 23 189 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.97 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.76 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.38 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.88 #51e842 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae17bd  rgb(174, 23, 189)  hsl(295, 78%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#26bd17  rgb(38, 189, 23)  hsl(115, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#bdae17  rgb(189, 174, 23)  hsl(55, 78%, 42%)  Old Gold
#17bdae  rgb(23, 189, 174)  hsl(175, 78%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue