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#ae1bbd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae1bbd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 10.59% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.94% cyan, 85.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 294.44°, with 75% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1346

Complementary

  1. #ae1bbd
  2. #2abd1b

Split complementary

  1. #ae1bbd
  2. #7bbd1b
  3. #1bbd5d

Analogous

  1. #5d1bbd
  2. #ae1bbd
  3. #bd1b7b

Triadic

  1. #ae1bbd
  2. #bdae1b
  3. #1bbdae

Tetradic

  1. #ae1bbd
  2. #bd1b2a
  3. #2abd1b
  4. #1bbdae

Square

  1. #ae1bbd
  2. #bd5d1b
  3. #2abd1b
  4. #1b7bbd

Monochromatic

  1. #330837
  2. #70117a
  3. #ae1bbd
  4. #d541e4
  5. #e484ed

Shades

#ae1bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae1bbd
  2. #9d18aa
  3. #8b1697
  4. #7a1384
  5. #681071
  6. #570e5f
  7. #460b4c
  8. #340839
  9. #230526
  10. #110313
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae1bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae1bbd
  2. #b632c4
  3. #be49ca
  4. #c65fd1
  5. #ce76d7
  6. #d78dde
  7. #dfa4e5
  8. #e7bbeb
  9. #efd1f2
  10. #f7e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae1bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae1bbd
  2. #a925b7
  3. #a52fb1
  4. #a039ab
  5. #9c43a5
  6. #974e9f
  7. #925898
  8. #8e6292
  9. #896c8c
  10. #857686
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e6cba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b14171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d4abf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b57bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b03595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae1bbd {
  color: #ae1bbd;
}
Background
.bg-ae1bbd {
  background-color: #ae1bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae1bbd {
  border: 2px solid #ae1bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae1bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 27 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae1bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae1bbd, #bd1b7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae1bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 27 189 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.79 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.40 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.04 #51e442 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae1bbd  rgb(174, 27, 189)  hsl(294, 75%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#2abd1b  rgb(42, 189, 27)  hsl(114, 75%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#bdae1b  rgb(189, 174, 27)  hsl(54, 75%, 42%)  Old Gold
#1bbdae  rgb(27, 189, 174)  hsl(174, 75%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue