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#AE2CCD

#ae2ccd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae2ccd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 17.25% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.12% cyan, 78.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 288.45°, with 64.66% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1521

Complementary

  1. #ae2ccd
  2. #4bcd2c

Split complementary

  1. #ae2ccd
  2. #9bcd2c
  3. #2ccd5e

Analogous

  1. #5e2ccd
  2. #ae2ccd
  3. #cd2c9b

Triadic

  1. #ae2ccd
  2. #cdae2c
  3. #2ccdae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2ccd
  2. #cd2c4b
  3. #4bcd2c
  4. #2ccdae

Square

  1. #ae2ccd
  2. #cd5e2c
  3. #4bcd2c
  4. #2c9bcd

Monochromatic

  1. #43114f
  2. #791e8e
  3. #ae2ccd
  4. #c767de
  5. #dea6ec

Shades

#ae2ccd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2ccd
  2. #9d28b9
  3. #8b23a4
  4. #7a1f90
  5. #681a7b
  6. #571667
  7. #461252
  8. #340d3e
  9. #230929
  10. #110415
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2ccd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2ccd
  2. #b641d2
  3. #be56d7
  4. #c66bdc
  5. #ce80e1
  6. #d796e6
  7. #dfabeb
  8. #e7c0f0
  9. #efd5f5
  10. #f7eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2ccd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2ccd
  2. #a934c5
  3. #a53dbe
  4. #a045b6
  5. #9c4eae
  6. #9756a7
  7. #925e9f
  8. #8e6797
  9. #896f8f
  10. #857888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5a9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3771ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad507d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c53d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #795dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae44a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2ccd {
  color: #ae2ccd;
}
Background
.bg-ae2ccd {
  background-color: #ae2ccd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2ccd {
  border: 2px solid #ae2ccd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2ccd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 44 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2ccd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2ccd, #cd2c9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2ccd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 44 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.76 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.91 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.35 #51d332 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae2ccd  rgb(174, 44, 205)  hsl(288, 65%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#4bcd2c  rgb(75, 205, 44)  hsl(108, 65%, 49%)  Lime Green
#cdae2c  rgb(205, 174, 44)  hsl(48, 65%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#2ccdae  rgb(44, 205, 174)  hsl(168, 65%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine