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#AE2CD4

#ae2cd4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae2cd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.92% cyan, 79.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 286.43°, with 66.14% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1555

Complementary

  1. #ae2cd4
  2. #52d42c

Split complementary

  1. #ae2cd4
  2. #a6d42c
  3. #2cd45a

Analogous

  1. #5a2cd4
  2. #ae2cd4
  3. #d42ca6

Triadic

  1. #ae2cd4
  2. #d4ae2c
  3. #2cd4ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2cd4
  2. #d42c52
  3. #52d42c
  4. #2cd4ae

Square

  1. #ae2cd4
  2. #d45a2c
  3. #52d42c
  4. #2ca6d4

Monochromatic

  1. #461156
  2. #7a1e95
  3. #ae2cd4
  4. #c66ce1
  5. #dfabee

Shades

#ae2cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2cd4
  2. #9d28bf
  3. #8b23aa
  4. #7a1f94
  5. #681a7f
  6. #57166a
  7. #461255
  8. #340d40
  9. #23092a
  10. #110415
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2cd4
  2. #b641d8
  3. #be56dd
  4. #c66be1
  5. #ce80e5
  6. #d796ea
  7. #dfabee
  8. #e7c0f2
  9. #efd5f6
  10. #f7eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2cd4
  2. #a934cc
  3. #a53dc3
  4. #a045bb
  5. #9c4eb2
  6. #9756aa
  7. #925ea2
  8. #8e6799
  9. #896f91
  10. #857888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5aa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e72d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac5381 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a55d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #775dd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad47a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2cd4 {
  color: #ae2cd4;
}
Background
.bg-ae2cd4 {
  background-color: #ae2cd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #ae2cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 44 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 66% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2cd4, #d42ca6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 44 212 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.70 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.65 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.20 #51d32b Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae2cd4  rgb(174, 44, 212)  hsl(286, 66%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#52d42c  rgb(82, 212, 44)  hsl(106, 66%, 50%)  Lime Green
#d4ae2c  rgb(212, 174, 44)  hsl(46, 66%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#2cd4ae  rgb(44, 212, 174)  hsl(166, 66%, 50%)  Caribbean Green