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#AE2ACF

#ae2acf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae2acf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 16.47% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.94% cyan, 79.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 66.27% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1516

Complementary

  1. #ae2acf
  2. #4bcf2a

Split complementary

  1. #ae2acf
  2. #9dcf2a
  3. #2acf5b

Analogous

  1. #5b2acf
  2. #ae2acf
  3. #cf2a9d

Triadic

  1. #ae2acf
  2. #cfae2a
  3. #2acfae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2acf
  2. #cf2a4b
  3. #4bcf2a
  4. #2acfae

Square

  1. #ae2acf
  2. #cf5b2a
  3. #4bcf2a
  4. #2a9dcf

Monochromatic

  1. #431050
  2. #791d8f
  3. #ae2acf
  4. #c766e0
  5. #dea5ed

Shades

#ae2acf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2acf
  2. #9d26ba
  3. #8b22a6
  4. #7a1d91
  5. #68197c
  6. #571568
  7. #461153
  8. #340d3e
  9. #230829
  10. #110415
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2acf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2acf
  2. #b63fd4
  3. #be55d9
  4. #c66add
  5. #ce7fe2
  6. #d795e7
  7. #dfaaec
  8. #e7bff1
  9. #efd4f5
  10. #f7eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2acf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2acf
  2. #a933c7
  3. #a53bbf
  4. #a044b7
  5. #9c4caf
  6. #9755a8
  7. #925ea0
  8. #8e6698
  9. #896f90
  10. #857788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c599e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3371cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad507e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b53d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #785ccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad44a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2acf {
  color: #ae2acf;
}
Background
.bg-ae2acf {
  background-color: #ae2acf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2acf {
  border: 2px solid #ae2acf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2acf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 42 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2acf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2acf, #cf2a9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2acf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 42 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.26 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.53 #51d530 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae2acf  rgb(174, 42, 207)  hsl(288, 66%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#4bcf2a  rgb(75, 207, 42)  hsl(108, 66%, 49%)  Lime Green
#cfae2a  rgb(207, 174, 42)  hsl(48, 66%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#2acfae  rgb(42, 207, 174)  hsl(168, 66%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine