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#AE34DA

#ae34da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae34da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 20.39% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.18% cyan, 76.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 284.1°, with 69.17% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1652

Complementary

  1. #ae34da
  2. #60da34

Split complementary

  1. #ae34da
  2. #b3da34
  3. #34da5b

Analogous

  1. #5b34da
  2. #ae34da
  3. #da34b3

Triadic

  1. #ae34da
  2. #daae34
  3. #34daae

Tetradic

  1. #ae34da
  2. #da3460
  3. #60da34
  4. #34daae

Square

  1. #ae34da
  2. #da5b34
  3. #60da34
  4. #34b3da

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1263
  2. #801ea4
  3. #ae34da
  4. #c875e6
  5. #e2b5f2

Shades

#ae34da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae34da
  2. #9d2fc4
  3. #8b2aae
  4. #7a2499
  5. #681f83
  6. #571a6d
  7. #461557
  8. #341041
  9. #230a2c
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae34da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae34da
  2. #b648de
  3. #be5de1
  4. #c671e5
  5. #ce85e9
  6. #d79aed
  7. #dfaef0
  8. #e7c2f4
  9. #efd6f8
  10. #f7ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae34da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae34da
  2. #a93cd1
  3. #a543c8
  4. #a04bbf
  5. #9c52b6
  6. #975aad
  7. #9262a4
  8. #8e699b
  9. #897192
  10. #857889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5ea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006adf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c74d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5a86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a59dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7761d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac4dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae34da {
  color: #ae34da;
}
Background
.bg-ae34da {
  background-color: #ae34da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae34da {
  border: 2px solid #ae34da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae34da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 52 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 69% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae34da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae34da, #da34b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae34da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 52 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.40 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.21 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.69 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.85 #51cb25 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae34da  rgb(174, 52, 218)  hsl(284, 69%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#60da34  rgb(96, 218, 52)  hsl(104, 69%, 53%)  Lime Green
#daae34  rgb(218, 174, 52)  hsl(44, 69%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#34daae  rgb(52, 218, 174)  hsl(164, 69%, 53%)  Caribbean Green