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#AE23DA

#ae23da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae23da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 13.73% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.18% cyan, 83.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 285.57°, with 72.33% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1526

Complementary

  1. #ae23da
  2. #4fda23

Split complementary

  1. #ae23da
  2. #abda23
  3. #23da52

Analogous

  1. #5223da
  2. #ae23da
  3. #da23ab

Triadic

  1. #ae23da
  2. #daae23
  3. #23daae

Tetradic

  1. #ae23da
  2. #da234f
  3. #4fda23
  4. #23daae

Square

  1. #ae23da
  2. #da5223
  3. #4fda23
  4. #23abda

Monochromatic

  1. #450e56
  2. #791898
  3. #ae23da
  4. #c763e6
  5. #dfa5f1

Shades

#ae23da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae23da
  2. #9d20c4
  3. #8b1cae
  4. #7a1999
  5. #681583
  6. #57126d
  7. #460e57
  8. #340b41
  9. #23072c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae23da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae23da
  2. #b639de
  3. #be4fe1
  4. #c665e5
  5. #ce7be9
  6. #d791ed
  7. #dfa7f0
  8. #e7bdf4
  9. #efd3f8
  10. #f7e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae23da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae23da
  2. #a92cd1
  3. #a536c8
  4. #a03fbf
  5. #9c48b6
  6. #9752ad
  7. #925ba4
  8. #8e649b
  9. #896d92
  10. #857789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c58a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a70d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5383 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6653dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #745bd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac44ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae23da {
  color: #ae23da;
}
Background
.bg-ae23da {
  background-color: #ae23da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae23da {
  border: 2px solid #ae23da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae23da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 35 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae23da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae23da, #da23ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae23da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 35 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.62 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.48 #51dc25 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae23da  rgb(174, 35, 218)  hsl(286, 72%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#4fda23  rgb(79, 218, 35)  hsl(106, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#daae23  rgb(218, 174, 35)  hsl(46, 72%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#23daae  rgb(35, 218, 174)  hsl(166, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green