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#AE36DB

#ae36db ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae36db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 21.18% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.55% cyan, 75.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 283.64°, with 69.62% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1675

Complementary

  1. #ae36db
  2. #63db36

Split complementary

  1. #ae36db
  2. #b5db36
  3. #36db5c

Analogous

  1. #5c36db
  2. #ae36db
  3. #db36b5

Triadic

  1. #ae36db
  2. #dbae36
  3. #36dbae

Tetradic

  1. #ae36db
  2. #db3663
  3. #63db36
  4. #36dbae

Square

  1. #ae36db
  2. #db5c36
  3. #63db36
  4. #36b5db

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1266
  2. #811ea7
  3. #ae36db
  4. #c877e7
  5. #e2b8f2

Shades

#ae36db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae36db
  2. #9d31c5
  3. #8b2baf
  4. #7a2699
  5. #682083
  6. #571b6e
  7. #461658
  8. #341042
  9. #230b2c
  10. #110516
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae36db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae36db
  2. #b64adf
  3. #be5ee2
  4. #c672e6
  5. #ce86e9
  6. #d79bed
  7. #dfaff1
  8. #e7c3f4
  9. #efd7f8
  10. #f7ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae36db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae36db
  2. #a93dd2
  3. #a545c9
  4. #a04cc0
  5. #9c54b7
  6. #975bae
  7. #9262a4
  8. #8e6a9b
  9. #897192
  10. #857989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5fa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d75d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5b87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a5ade ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7762d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac4faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae36db {
  color: #ae36db;
}
Background
.bg-ae36db {
  background-color: #ae36db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae36db {
  border: 2px solid #ae36db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae36db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 54 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae36db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae36db, #db36b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae36db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 54 219 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.62 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.12 #51c924 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae36db  rgb(174, 54, 219)  hsl(284, 70%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#63db36  rgb(99, 219, 54)  hsl(104, 70%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dbae36  rgb(219, 174, 54)  hsl(44, 70%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#36dbae  rgb(54, 219, 174)  hsl(164, 70%, 54%)  Caribbean Green