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#AE28DF

#ae28df ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae28df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 15.69% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.97% cyan, 82.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 283.93°, with 74.09% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1584

Complementary

  1. #ae28df
  2. #59df28

Split complementary

  1. #ae28df
  2. #b5df28
  3. #28df52

Analogous

  1. #5228df
  2. #ae28df
  3. #df28b5

Triadic

  1. #ae28df
  2. #dfae28
  3. #28dfae

Tetradic

  1. #ae28df
  2. #df2859
  3. #59df28
  4. #28dfae

Square

  1. #ae28df
  2. #df5228
  3. #59df28
  4. #28b5df

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0e60
  2. #7d18a2
  3. #ae28df
  4. #c76be9
  5. #e0adf3

Shades

#ae28df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae28df
  2. #9d24c9
  3. #8b20b2
  4. #7a1c9c
  5. #681886
  6. #571470
  7. #461059
  8. #340c43
  9. #23082d
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae28df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae28df
  2. #b63ee2
  3. #be53e5
  4. #c669e9
  5. #ce7eec
  6. #d794ef
  7. #dfa9f2
  8. #e7bff5
  9. #efd4f9
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae28df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae28df
  2. #a931d6
  3. #a53acc
  4. #a042c3
  5. #9c4bb9
  6. #9754b0
  7. #925da6
  8. #8e669d
  9. #896e93
  10. #85778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5ba8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1172db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a95787 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6555e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735ddd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab49b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae28df {
  color: #ae28df;
}
Background
.bg-ae28df {
  background-color: #ae28df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae28df {
  border: 2px solid #ae28df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae28df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 40 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae28df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae28df, #df28b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae28df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 40 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.04 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.43 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.31 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.34 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.80 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.31 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.57 #51d720 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae28df  rgb(174, 40, 223)  hsl(284, 74%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#59df28  rgb(89, 223, 40)  hsl(104, 74%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dfae28  rgb(223, 174, 40)  hsl(44, 74%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#28dfae  rgb(40, 223, 174)  hsl(164, 74%, 52%)  Caribbean Green