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#AE24DB

#ae24db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae24db 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.55% cyan, 83.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 285.25°, with 71.76% saturation and 50% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1537

Complementary

  1. #ae24db
  2. #51db24

Split complementary

  1. #ae24db
  2. #acdb24
  3. #24db53

Analogous

  1. #5324db
  2. #ae24db
  3. #db24ac

Triadic

  1. #ae24db
  2. #dbae24
  3. #24dbae

Tetradic

  1. #ae24db
  2. #db2451
  3. #51db24
  4. #24dbae

Square

  1. #ae24db
  2. #db5324
  3. #51db24
  4. #24acdb

Monochromatic

  1. #460e58
  2. #7a1999
  3. #ae24db
  4. #c666e6
  5. #dfa7f1

Shades

#ae24db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae24db
  2. #9d20c5
  3. #8b1daf
  4. #7a1999
  5. #681683
  6. #57126e
  7. #460e58
  8. #340b42
  9. #23072c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae24db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae24db
  2. #b63adf
  3. #be50e2
  4. #c666e6
  5. #ce7ce9
  6. #d792ed
  7. #dfa7f1
  8. #e7bdf4
  9. #efd3f8
  10. #f7e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae24db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae24db
  2. #a92dd2
  3. #a536c9
  4. #a040c0
  5. #9c49b7
  6. #9752ae
  7. #925ba4
  8. #8e649b
  9. #896e92
  10. #857789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c59a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1871d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6653de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #745bd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac45ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae24db {
  color: #ae24db;
}
Background
.bg-ae24db {
  background-color: #ae24db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae24db {
  border: 2px solid #ae24db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae24db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 36 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae24db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae24db, #db24ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae24db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 36 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.01 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.34 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.52 #51db24 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae24db  rgb(174, 36, 219)  hsl(285, 72%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#51db24  rgb(81, 219, 36)  hsl(105, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dbae24  rgb(219, 174, 36)  hsl(45, 72%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#24dbae  rgb(36, 219, 174)  hsl(165, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green