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#AE38DA

#ae38da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae38da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 21.96% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.18% cyan, 74.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 283.7°, with 68.64% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1689

Complementary

  1. #ae38da
  2. #64da38

Split complementary

  1. #ae38da
  2. #b5da38
  3. #38da5d

Analogous

  1. #5d38da
  2. #ae38da
  3. #da38b5

Triadic

  1. #ae38da
  2. #daae38
  3. #38daae

Tetradic

  1. #ae38da
  2. #da3864
  3. #64da38
  4. #38daae

Square

  1. #ae38da
  2. #da5d38
  3. #64da38
  4. #38b5da

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1366
  2. #821fa7
  3. #ae38da
  4. #c879e6
  5. #e3b9f2

Shades

#ae38da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae38da
  2. #9d32c4
  3. #8b2dae
  4. #7a2799
  5. #682283
  6. #571c6d
  7. #461657
  8. #341141
  9. #230b2c
  10. #110616
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae38da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae38da
  2. #b64cde
  3. #be60e1
  4. #c674e5
  5. #ce88e9
  6. #d79ced
  7. #dfaff0
  8. #e7c3f4
  9. #efd7f8
  10. #f7ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae38da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae38da
  2. #a93fd1
  3. #a546c8
  4. #a04ebf
  5. #9c55b6
  6. #975cad
  7. #9263a4
  8. #8e6a9b
  9. #897292
  10. #857989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e60a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3075d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5c87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5bdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7862d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac50ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae38da {
  color: #ae38da;
}
Background
.bg-ae38da {
  background-color: #ae38da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae38da {
  border: 2px solid #ae38da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae38da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 56 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae38da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae38da, #da38b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae38da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 56 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.75 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.35 #51c725 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae38da  rgb(174, 56, 218)  hsl(284, 69%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#64da38  rgb(100, 218, 56)  hsl(104, 69%, 54%)  Lime Green
#daae38  rgb(218, 174, 56)  hsl(44, 69%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#38daae  rgb(56, 218, 174)  hsl(164, 69%, 54%)  Caribbean Green