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#AE2DDB

#ae2ddb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae2ddb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 17.65% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.55% cyan, 79.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 284.48°, with 70.73% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1599

Complementary

  1. #ae2ddb
  2. #5adb2d

Split complementary

  1. #ae2ddb
  2. #b1db2d
  3. #2ddb57

Analogous

  1. #572ddb
  2. #ae2ddb
  3. #db2db1

Triadic

  1. #ae2ddb
  2. #dbae2d
  3. #2ddbae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2ddb
  2. #db2d5a
  3. #5adb2d
  4. #2ddbae

Square

  1. #ae2ddb
  2. #db572d
  3. #5adb2d
  4. #2db1db

Monochromatic

  1. #4a105f
  2. #7e1ba0
  3. #ae2ddb
  4. #c76ee6
  5. #e0b0f1

Shades

#ae2ddb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2ddb
  2. #9d29c5
  3. #8b24af
  4. #7a2099
  5. #681b83
  6. #57176e
  7. #461258
  8. #340e42
  9. #23092c
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2ddb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2ddb
  2. #b642df
  3. #be57e2
  4. #c66ce6
  5. #ce81e9
  6. #d796ed
  7. #dfabf1
  8. #e7c0f4
  9. #efd5f8
  10. #f7eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2ddb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2ddb
  2. #a935d2
  3. #a53ec9
  4. #a046c0
  5. #9c4eb7
  6. #9757ae
  7. #925fa4
  8. #8e679b
  9. #896f92
  10. #857889
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5ca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2372d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5785 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6856de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755ed9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac4aae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2ddb {
  color: #ae2ddb;
}
Background
.bg-ae2ddb {
  background-color: #ae2ddb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2ddb {
  border: 2px solid #ae2ddb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2ddb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 45 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2ddb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2ddb, #db2db1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2ddb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 45 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.71 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.12 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.90 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.04 #51d224 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae2ddb  rgb(174, 45, 219)  hsl(284, 71%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#5adb2d  rgb(90, 219, 45)  hsl(104, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dbae2d  rgb(219, 174, 45)  hsl(44, 71%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#2ddbae  rgb(45, 219, 174)  hsl(164, 71%, 52%)  Caribbean Green