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#AE23DD

#ae23dd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae23dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.27% cyan, 84.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 284.84°, with 73.23% saturation and 50.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1542

Complementary

  1. #ae23dd
  2. #52dd23

Split complementary

  1. #ae23dd
  2. #afdd23
  3. #23dd51

Analogous

  1. #5123dd
  2. #ae23dd
  3. #dd23af

Triadic

  1. #ae23dd
  2. #ddae23
  3. #23ddae

Tetradic

  1. #ae23dd
  2. #dd2352
  3. #52dd23
  4. #23ddae

Square

  1. #ae23dd
  2. #dd5123
  3. #52dd23
  4. #23afdd

Monochromatic

  1. #460e59
  2. #7a189b
  3. #ae23dd
  4. #c665e7
  5. #dfa8f1

Shades

#ae23dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae23dd
  2. #9d20c7
  3. #8b1cb1
  4. #7a199b
  5. #681585
  6. #57126f
  7. #460e58
  8. #340b42
  9. #23072c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae23dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae23dd
  2. #b639e0
  3. #be4fe4
  4. #c665e7
  5. #ce7beb
  6. #d791ee
  7. #dfa7f1
  8. #e7bdf5
  9. #efd3f8
  10. #f7e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae23dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae23dd
  2. #a92cd4
  3. #a536ca
  4. #a03fc1
  5. #9c48b8
  6. #9752af
  7. #925ba5
  8. #8e649c
  9. #896d93
  10. #857789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c59a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1071d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6553e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735bdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab45af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae23dd {
  color: #ae23dd;
}
Background
.bg-ae23dd {
  background-color: #ae23dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae23dd {
  border: 2px solid #ae23dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae23dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 35 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae23dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae23dd, #dd23af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae23dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 35 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.78 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.21 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.73 #51dc22 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae23dd  rgb(174, 35, 221)  hsl(285, 73%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#52dd23  rgb(82, 221, 35)  hsl(105, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green
#ddae23  rgb(221, 174, 35)  hsl(45, 73%, 50%)  Meat Brown
#23ddae  rgb(35, 221, 174)  hsl(165, 73%, 50%)  Caribbean Green