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#AE35CB

#ae35cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae35cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 20.78% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.29% cyan, 73.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 288.4°, with 59.06% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1586

Complementary

  1. #ae35cb
  2. #52cb35

Split complementary

  1. #ae35cb
  2. #9dcb35
  3. #35cb63

Analogous

  1. #6335cb
  2. #ae35cb
  3. #cb359d

Triadic

  1. #ae35cb
  2. #cbae35
  3. #35cbae

Tetradic

  1. #ae35cb
  2. #cb3552
  3. #52cb35
  4. #35cbae

Square

  1. #ae35cb
  2. #cb6335
  3. #52cb35
  4. #359dcb

Monochromatic

  1. #461552
  2. #7a258f
  3. #ae35cb
  4. #c672db
  5. #dfafea

Shades

#ae35cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae35cb
  2. #9d30b7
  3. #8b2aa2
  4. #7a258e
  5. #68207a
  6. #571b66
  7. #461551
  8. #34103d
  9. #230b29
  10. #110514
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae35cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae35cb
  2. #b649d0
  3. #be5dd5
  4. #c672db
  5. #ce86e0
  6. #d79ae5
  7. #dfaeea
  8. #e7c2ef
  9. #efd7f5
  10. #f7ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae35cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae35cb
  2. #a93dc4
  3. #a544bc
  4. #a04cb5
  5. #9c53ad
  6. #975ba6
  7. #92629e
  8. #8e6a97
  9. #89718f
  10. #857988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5d9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f73c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae547e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e57cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b60c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae49a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae35cb {
  color: #ae35cb;
}
Background
.bg-ae35cb {
  background-color: #ae35cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae35cb {
  border: 2px solid #ae35cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae35cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 53 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 59% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae35cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae35cb, #cb359d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae35cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 53 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.34 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.14 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.25 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.22 #51ca34 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae35cb  rgb(174, 53, 203)  hsl(288, 59%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#52cb35  rgb(82, 203, 53)  hsl(108, 59%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cbae35  rgb(203, 174, 53)  hsl(48, 59%, 50%)  Old Gold
#35cbae  rgb(53, 203, 174)  hsl(168, 59%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine