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#AE2ADA

#ae2ada ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae2ada 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.18% cyan, 80.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 70.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1572

Complementary

  1. #ae2ada
  2. #56da2a

Split complementary

  1. #ae2ada
  2. #aeda2a
  3. #2ada56

Analogous

  1. #562ada
  2. #ae2ada
  3. #da2aae

Triadic

  1. #ae2ada
  2. #daae2a
  3. #2adaae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2ada
  2. #da2a56
  3. #56da2a
  4. #2adaae

Square

  1. #ae2ada
  2. #da562a
  3. #56da2a
  4. #2aaeda

Monochromatic

  1. #48105b
  2. #7c1b9c
  3. #ae2ada
  4. #c76be5
  5. #e0acf1

Shades

#ae2ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2ada
  2. #9d26c4
  3. #8b22ae
  4. #7a1d99
  5. #681983
  6. #57156d
  7. #461157
  8. #340d41
  9. #23082c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2ada
  2. #b63fde
  3. #be55e1
  4. #c66ae5
  5. #ce7fe9
  6. #d795ed
  7. #dfaaf0
  8. #e7bff4
  9. #efd4f8
  10. #f7eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2ada
  2. #a933d1
  3. #a53bc8
  4. #a044bf
  5. #9c4cb6
  6. #9755ad
  7. #925ea4
  8. #8e669b
  9. #896f92
  10. #857789
  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 #8c5ba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2172d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5584 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6755dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755dd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac48ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2ada {
  color: #ae2ada;
}
Background
.bg-ae2ada {
  background-color: #ae2ada;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2ada {
  border: 2px solid #ae2ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 42 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 70% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2ada, #da2aae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 42 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.81 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.60 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.81 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.79 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.15 #51d525 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae2ada  rgb(174, 42, 218)  hsl(285, 70%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#56da2a  rgb(86, 218, 42)  hsl(105, 70%, 51%)  Lime Green
#daae2a  rgb(218, 174, 42)  hsl(45, 70%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#2adaae  rgb(42, 218, 174)  hsl(165, 70%, 51%)  Caribbean Green