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#AE24CE

#ae24ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae24ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 14.12% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.53% cyan, 82.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 288.71°, with 70.25% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1472

Complementary

  1. #ae24ce
  2. #44ce24

Split complementary

  1. #ae24ce
  2. #99ce24
  3. #24ce59

Analogous

  1. #5924ce
  2. #ae24ce
  3. #ce2499

Triadic

  1. #ae24ce
  2. #ceae24
  3. #24ceae

Tetradic

  1. #ae24ce
  2. #ce2444
  3. #44ce24
  4. #24ceae

Square

  1. #ae24ce
  2. #ce5924
  3. #44ce24
  4. #2499ce

Monochromatic

  1. #400d4c
  2. #77198d
  3. #ae24ce
  4. #c95ce3
  5. #df9dee

Shades

#ae24ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae24ce
  2. #9d20b9
  3. #8b1da5
  4. #7a1990
  5. #68167c
  6. #571267
  7. #460e52
  8. #340b3e
  9. #230729
  10. #110415
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae24ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae24ce
  2. #b63ad3
  3. #be50d8
  4. #c666dd
  5. #ce7ce2
  6. #d792e7
  7. #dfa7eb
  8. #e7bdf0
  9. #efd3f5
  10. #f7e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae24ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae24ce
  2. #a92dc6
  3. #a536be
  4. #a040b7
  5. #9c49af
  6. #9752a7
  7. #925b9f
  8. #8e6497
  9. #896e90
  10. #857788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b579d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #306fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad4d7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a50d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #785acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae40a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae24ce {
  color: #ae24ce;
}
Background
.bg-ae24ce {
  background-color: #ae24ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae24ce {
  border: 2px solid #ae24ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae24ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 36 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae24ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae24ce, #ce2499);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae24ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 36 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.32 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.13 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.50 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.68 #51db31 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae24ce  rgb(174, 36, 206)  hsl(289, 70%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#44ce24  rgb(68, 206, 36)  hsl(109, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green
#ceae24  rgb(206, 174, 36)  hsl(49, 70%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#24ceae  rgb(36, 206, 174)  hsl(169, 70%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine