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#AE33DD

#ae33dd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae33dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 20% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.27% cyan, 76.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 283.41°, with 71.43% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1659

Complementary

  1. #ae33dd
  2. #62dd33

Split complementary

  1. #ae33dd
  2. #b7dd33
  3. #33dd59

Analogous

  1. #5933dd
  2. #ae33dd
  3. #dd33b7

Triadic

  1. #ae33dd
  2. #ddae33
  3. #33ddae

Tetradic

  1. #ae33dd
  2. #dd3362
  3. #62dd33
  4. #33ddae

Square

  1. #ae33dd
  2. #dd5933
  3. #62dd33
  4. #33b7dd

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1166
  2. #811ca8
  3. #ae33dd
  4. #c875e8
  5. #e2b6f3

Shades

#ae33dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae33dd
  2. #9d2ec7
  3. #8b29b1
  4. #7a249b
  5. #681f85
  6. #571a6f
  7. #461458
  8. #340f42
  9. #230a2c
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae33dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae33dd
  2. #b647e0
  3. #be5ce4
  4. #c670e7
  5. #ce85eb
  6. #d799ee
  7. #dfadf1
  8. #e7c2f5
  9. #efd6f8
  10. #f7ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae33dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae33dd
  2. #a93bd4
  3. #a542ca
  4. #a04ac1
  5. #9c52b8
  6. #975aaf
  7. #9261a5
  8. #8e699c
  9. #897193
  10. #857889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5ea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2674d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5b88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6959e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7661db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab4eb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae33dd {
  color: #ae33dd;
}
Background
.bg-ae33dd {
  background-color: #ae33dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae33dd {
  border: 2px solid #ae33dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae33dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 51 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae33dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae33dd, #dd33b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae33dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 51 221 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.50 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.04 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.35 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.06 #51cc22 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae33dd  rgb(174, 51, 221)  hsl(283, 71%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#62dd33  rgb(98, 221, 51)  hsl(103, 71%, 53%)  Lime Green
#ddae33  rgb(221, 174, 51)  hsl(43, 71%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#33ddae  rgb(51, 221, 174)  hsl(163, 71%, 53%)  Caribbean Green