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#AE31DA

#ae31da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae31da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 19.22% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.18% cyan, 77.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 284.38°, with 69.55% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1626

Complementary

  1. #ae31da
  2. #5dda31

Split complementary

  1. #ae31da
  2. #b1da31
  3. #31da59

Analogous

  1. #5931da
  2. #ae31da
  3. #da31b1

Triadic

  1. #ae31da
  2. #daae31
  3. #31daae

Tetradic

  1. #ae31da
  2. #da315d
  3. #5dda31
  4. #31daae

Square

  1. #ae31da
  2. #da5931
  3. #5dda31
  4. #31b1da

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1161
  2. #7f1da1
  3. #ae31da
  4. #c772e6
  5. #e1b3f1

Shades

#ae31da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae31da
  2. #9d2cc4
  3. #8b27ae
  4. #7a2299
  5. #681d83
  6. #57196d
  7. #461457
  8. #340f41
  9. #230a2c
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae31da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae31da
  2. #b646de
  3. #be5ae1
  4. #c66fe5
  5. #ce83e9
  6. #d798ed
  7. #dfadf0
  8. #e7c1f4
  9. #efd6f8
  10. #f7eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae31da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae31da
  2. #a939d1
  3. #a541c8
  4. #a049bf
  5. #9c51b6
  6. #9759ad
  7. #9260a4
  8. #8e689b
  9. #897092
  10. #857889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5da5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2973d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5985 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6958dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7660d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac4cae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae31da {
  color: #ae31da;
}
Background
.bg-ae31da {
  background-color: #ae31da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae31da {
  border: 2px solid #ae31da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae31da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 49 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 70% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae31da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae31da, #da31b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae31da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 49 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.18 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.99 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.51 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.82 #51ce25 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae31da  rgb(174, 49, 218)  hsl(284, 70%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#5dda31  rgb(93, 218, 49)  hsl(104, 70%, 52%)  Lime Green
#daae31  rgb(218, 174, 49)  hsl(44, 70%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#31daae  rgb(49, 218, 174)  hsl(164, 70%, 52%)  Caribbean Green