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#AE2EC0

#ae2ec0 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae2ec0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 18.04% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.37% cyan, 76.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 292.6°, with 61.34% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1476

Complementary

  1. #ae2ec0
  2. #40c02e

Split complementary

  1. #ae2ec0
  2. #89c02e
  3. #2ec065

Analogous

  1. #652ec0
  2. #ae2ec0
  3. #c02e89

Triadic

  1. #ae2ec0
  2. #c0ae2e
  3. #2ec0ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2ec0
  2. #c02e40
  3. #40c02e
  4. #2ec0ae

Square

  1. #ae2ec0
  2. #c0652e
  3. #40c02e
  4. #2e89c0

Monochromatic

  1. #3e1045
  2. #761f82
  3. #ae2ec0
  4. #ca61d9
  5. #df9fe8

Shades

#ae2ec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2ec0
  2. #9d29ad
  3. #8b259a
  4. #7a2086
  5. #681c73
  6. #571760
  7. #46124d
  8. #340e3a
  9. #230926
  10. #110513
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2ec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2ec0
  2. #b643c6
  3. #be58cd
  4. #c66dd3
  5. #ce82d9
  6. #d797e0
  7. #dfabe6
  8. #e7c0ec
  9. #efd5f2
  10. #f7eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2ec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2ec0
  2. #a936ba
  3. #a53eb3
  4. #a047ad
  5. #9c4fa6
  6. #9757a0
  7. #925f9a
  8. #8e6793
  9. #89708d
  10. #857886
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4570bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b04b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f52c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d5cbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af4199 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2ec0 {
  color: #ae2ec0;
}
Background
.bg-ae2ec0 {
  background-color: #ae2ec0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2ec0 {
  border: 2px solid #ae2ec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2ec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 46 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 61% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2ec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2ec0, #c02e89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2ec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 46 192 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.72 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.94 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.42 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.68 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.34 #51d13f Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae2ec0  rgb(174, 46, 192)  hsl(293, 61%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#40c02e  rgb(64, 192, 46)  hsl(113, 61%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#c0ae2e  rgb(192, 174, 46)  hsl(53, 61%, 47%)  Old Gold
#2ec0ae  rgb(46, 192, 174)  hsl(173, 61%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue