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#AE2DDF

#ae2ddf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae2ddf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.97% cyan, 79.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 283.48°, with 73.55% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.25.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.162

Complementary

  1. #ae2ddf
  2. #5edf2d

Split complementary

  1. #ae2ddf
  2. #b7df2d
  3. #2ddf55

Analogous

  1. #552ddf
  2. #ae2ddf
  3. #df2db7

Triadic

  1. #ae2ddf
  2. #dfae2d
  3. #2ddfae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2ddf
  2. #df2d5e
  3. #5edf2d
  4. #2ddfae

Square

  1. #ae2ddf
  2. #df552d
  3. #5edf2d
  4. #2db7df

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0f64
  2. #7f19a6
  3. #ae2ddf
  4. #c86fe9
  5. #e1b2f3

Shades

#ae2ddf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2ddf
  2. #9d29c9
  3. #8b24b2
  4. #7a209c
  5. #681b86
  6. #571770
  7. #461259
  8. #340e43
  9. #23092d
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2ddf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2ddf
  2. #b642e2
  3. #be57e5
  4. #c66ce9
  5. #ce81ec
  6. #d796ef
  7. #dfabf2
  8. #e7c0f5
  9. #efd5f9
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2ddf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2ddf
  2. #a935d6
  3. #a53ecc
  4. #a046c3
  5. #9c4eb9
  6. #9757b0
  7. #925fa6
  8. #8e679d
  9. #896f93
  10. #85788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5ca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1973db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a95988 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6657e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #745fdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab4bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2ddf {
  color: #ae2ddf;
}
Background
.bg-ae2ddf {
  background-color: #ae2ddf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2ddf {
  border: 2px solid #ae2ddf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2ddf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 45 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 74% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2ddf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2ddf, #df2db7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2ddf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 45 223 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.25 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.34 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.60 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.26 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.06 #51d220 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae2ddf  rgb(174, 45, 223)  hsl(283, 74%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#5edf2d  rgb(94, 223, 45)  hsl(103, 74%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dfae2d  rgb(223, 174, 45)  hsl(43, 74%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#2ddfae  rgb(45, 223, 174)  hsl(163, 74%, 53%)  Caribbean Green