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#AE1CCF

#ae1ccf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae1ccf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 10.98% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.94% cyan, 86.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 288.94°, with 76.17% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1433

Complementary

  1. #ae1ccf
  2. #3dcf1c

Split complementary

  1. #ae1ccf
  2. #97cf1c
  3. #1ccf55

Analogous

  1. #551ccf
  2. #ae1ccf
  3. #cf1c97

Triadic

  1. #ae1ccf
  2. #cfae1c
  3. #1ccfae

Tetradic

  1. #ae1ccf
  2. #cf1c3d
  3. #3dcf1c
  4. #1ccfae

Square

  1. #ae1ccf
  2. #cf551c
  3. #3dcf1c
  4. #1c97cf

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0a48
  2. #75138c
  3. #ae1ccf
  4. #cb50e7
  5. #df94f0

Shades

#ae1ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae1ccf
  2. #9d19ba
  3. #8b16a6
  4. #7a1491
  5. #68117c
  6. #570e68
  7. #460b53
  8. #34083e
  9. #230629
  10. #110315
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae1ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae1ccf
  2. #b633d4
  3. #be49d9
  4. #c660dd
  5. #ce77e2
  6. #d78ee7
  7. #dfa4ec
  8. #e7bbf1
  9. #efd2f5
  10. #f7e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae1ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae1ccf
  2. #a926c7
  3. #a530bf
  4. #a03ab7
  5. #9c44af
  6. #974ea8
  7. #9258a0
  8. #8e6298
  9. #896c90
  10. #857688
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a559d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a6ecb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad4b7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #684ed2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7758cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae3da4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae1ccf {
  color: #ae1ccf;
}
Background
.bg-ae1ccf {
  background-color: #ae1ccf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae1ccf {
  border: 2px solid #ae1ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae1ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 28 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 76% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae1ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae1ccf, #cf1c97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae1ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 28 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.50 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.80 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.75 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.87 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.02 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.34 #51e330 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae1ccf  rgb(174, 28, 207)  hsl(289, 76%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#3dcf1c  rgb(61, 207, 28)  hsl(109, 76%, 46%)  Lime Green
#cfae1c  rgb(207, 174, 28)  hsl(49, 76%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#1ccfae  rgb(28, 207, 174)  hsl(169, 76%, 46%)  Medium Aquamarine