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#AE2EDC

#ae2edc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae2edc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.91% cyan, 79.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 284.14°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.11.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1612

Complementary

  1. #ae2edc
  2. #5cdc2e

Split complementary

  1. #ae2edc
  2. #b3dc2e
  3. #2edc57

Analogous

  1. #572edc
  2. #ae2edc
  3. #dc2eb3

Triadic

  1. #ae2edc
  2. #dcae2e
  3. #2edcae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2edc
  2. #dc2e5c
  3. #5cdc2e
  4. #2edcae

Square

  1. #ae2edc
  2. #dc572e
  3. #5cdc2e
  4. #2eb3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1061
  2. #7f1ba2
  3. #ae2edc
  4. #c770e7
  5. #e1b1f2

Shades

#ae2edc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2edc
  2. #9d29c6
  3. #8b25b0
  4. #7a209a
  5. #681c84
  6. #57176e
  7. #461258
  8. #340e42
  9. #23092c
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2edc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2edc
  2. #b643e0
  3. #be58e3
  4. #c66de7
  5. #ce82ea
  6. #d797ee
  7. #dfabf1
  8. #e7c0f5
  9. #efd5f8
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2edc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2edc
  2. #a936d3
  3. #a53eca
  4. #a047c0
  5. #9c4fb7
  6. #9757ae
  7. #925fa5
  8. #8e679c
  9. #897092
  10. #857889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5ca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2273d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5886 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6857df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755fda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac4baf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2edc {
  color: #ae2edc;
}
Background
.bg-ae2edc {
  background-color: #ae2edc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2edc {
  border: 2px solid #ae2edc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2edc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 46 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2edc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2edc, #dc2eb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2edc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 46 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.11 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.89 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.93 #51d123 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae2edc  rgb(174, 46, 220)  hsl(284, 71%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#5cdc2e  rgb(92, 220, 46)  hsl(104, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green
#dcae2e  rgb(220, 174, 46)  hsl(44, 71%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#2edcae  rgb(46, 220, 174)  hsl(164, 71%, 52%)  Caribbean Green