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#AE2BDD

#ae2bdd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae2bdd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 16.86% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.27% cyan, 80.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 284.16°, with 72.36% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1595

Complementary

  1. #ae2bdd
  2. #5add2b

Split complementary

  1. #ae2bdd
  2. #b3dd2b
  3. #2bdd55

Analogous

  1. #552bdd
  2. #ae2bdd
  3. #dd2bb3

Triadic

  1. #ae2bdd
  2. #ddae2b
  3. #2bddae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2bdd
  2. #dd2b5a
  3. #5add2b
  4. #2bddae

Square

  1. #ae2bdd
  2. #dd552b
  3. #5add2b
  4. #2bb3dd

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0f60
  2. #7e1aa2
  3. #ae2bdd
  4. #c76de8
  5. #e0aff2

Shades

#ae2bdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2bdd
  2. #9d27c7
  3. #8b22b1
  4. #7a1e9b
  5. #681a85
  6. #57166f
  7. #461158
  8. #340d42
  9. #23092c
  10. #110416
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2bdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2bdd
  2. #b640e0
  3. #be55e4
  4. #c66be7
  5. #ce80eb
  6. #d795ee
  7. #dfaaf1
  8. #e7bff5
  9. #efd5f8
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2bdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2bdd
  2. #a934d4
  3. #a53cca
  4. #a045c1
  5. #9c4db8
  6. #9756af
  7. #925ea5
  8. #8e679c
  9. #896f93
  10. #857889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5ba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c72d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5786 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6756e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #745edb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab49b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2bdd {
  color: #ae2bdd;
}
Background
.bg-ae2bdd {
  background-color: #ae2bdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2bdd {
  border: 2px solid #ae2bdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2bdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 43 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2bdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2bdd, #dd2bb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2bdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 43 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.02 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.99 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.26 #51d422 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae2bdd  rgb(174, 43, 221)  hsl(284, 72%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#5add2b  rgb(90, 221, 43)  hsl(104, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#ddae2b  rgb(221, 174, 43)  hsl(44, 72%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#2bddae  rgb(43, 221, 174)  hsl(164, 72%, 52%)  Caribbean Green