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#AE1CDA

#ae1cda ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae1cda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.18% cyan, 87.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 286.11°, with 77.24% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1489

Complementary

  1. #ae1cda
  2. #48da1c

Split complementary

  1. #ae1cda
  2. #a7da1c
  3. #1cda4f

Analogous

  1. #4f1cda
  2. #ae1cda
  3. #da1ca7

Triadic

  1. #ae1cda
  2. #daae1c
  3. #1cdaae

Tetradic

  1. #ae1cda
  2. #da1c48
  3. #48da1c
  4. #1cdaae

Square

  1. #ae1cda
  2. #da4f1c
  3. #48da1c
  4. #1ca7da

Monochromatic

  1. #420b52
  2. #781396
  3. #ae1cda
  4. #c859ea
  5. #df9df2

Shades

#ae1cda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae1cda
  2. #9d19c4
  3. #8b16ae
  4. #7a1499
  5. #681183
  6. #570e6d
  7. #460b57
  8. #340841
  9. #23062c
  10. #110316
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae1cda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae1cda
  2. #b633de
  3. #be49e1
  4. #c660e5
  5. #ce77e9
  6. #d78eed
  7. #dfa4f0
  8. #e7bbf4
  9. #efd2f8
  10. #f7e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae1cda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae1cda
  2. #a926d1
  3. #a530c8
  4. #a03abf
  5. #9c44b6
  6. #974ead
  7. #9258a4
  8. #8e629b
  9. #896c92
  10. #857689
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b56a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #116fd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6550dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7359d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac41ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae1cda {
  color: #ae1cda;
}
Background
.bg-ae1cda {
  background-color: #ae1cda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae1cda {
  border: 2px solid #ae1cda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae1cda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 28 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae1cda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae1cda, #da1ca7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae1cda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 28 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.56 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.49 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.16 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.22 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.78 #51e325 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae1cda  rgb(174, 28, 218)  hsl(286, 77%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#48da1c  rgb(72, 218, 28)  hsl(106, 77%, 48%)  Lime Green
#daae1c  rgb(218, 174, 28)  hsl(46, 77%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#1cdaae  rgb(28, 218, 174)  hsl(166, 77%, 48%)  Caribbean Green