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#AE26DF

#ae26df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae26df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 14.9% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.97% cyan, 82.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 284.11°, with 74.3% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1571

Complementary

  1. #ae26df
  2. #57df26

Split complementary

  1. #ae26df
  2. #b4df26
  3. #26df52

Analogous

  1. #5226df
  2. #ae26df
  3. #df26b4

Triadic

  1. #ae26df
  2. #dfae26
  3. #26dfae

Tetradic

  1. #ae26df
  2. #df2657
  3. #57df26
  4. #26dfae

Square

  1. #ae26df
  2. #df5226
  3. #57df26
  4. #26b4df

Monochromatic

  1. #490e5e
  2. #7c18a1
  3. #ae26df
  4. #c769e9
  5. #e0abf3

Shades

#ae26df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae26df
  2. #9d22c9
  3. #8b1eb2
  4. #7a1b9c
  5. #681786
  6. #571370
  7. #460f59
  8. #340b43
  9. #23082d
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae26df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae26df
  2. #b63ce2
  3. #be51e5
  4. #c667e9
  5. #ce7dec
  6. #d793ef
  7. #dfa8f2
  8. #e7bef5
  9. #efd4f9
  10. #f7e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae26df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae26df
  2. #a92fd6
  3. #a538cc
  4. #a041c3
  5. #9c4ab9
  6. #9753b0
  7. #925ca6
  8. #8e659d
  9. #896e93
  10. #85778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5aa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0d71db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a95686 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6555e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735cdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab48b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae26df {
  color: #ae26df;
}
Background
.bg-ae26df {
  background-color: #ae26df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae26df {
  border: 2px solid #ae26df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae26df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 38 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae26df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae26df, #df26b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae26df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 38 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.98 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.49 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.25 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.63 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.20 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.76 #51d920 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae26df  rgb(174, 38, 223)  hsl(284, 74%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#57df26  rgb(87, 223, 38)  hsl(104, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dfae26  rgb(223, 174, 38)  hsl(44, 74%, 51%)  Meat Brown
#26dfae  rgb(38, 223, 174)  hsl(164, 74%, 51%)  Caribbean Green