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#AE3ACA

#ae3aca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae3aca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 22.75% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.86% cyan, 71.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 288.33°, with 57.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1629

Complementary

  1. #ae3aca
  2. #56ca3a

Split complementary

  1. #ae3aca
  2. #9eca3a
  3. #3aca66

Analogous

  1. #663aca
  2. #ae3aca
  3. #ca3a9e

Triadic

  1. #ae3aca
  2. #caae3a
  3. #3acaae

Tetradic

  1. #ae3aca
  2. #ca3a56
  3. #56ca3a
  4. #3acaae

Square

  1. #ae3aca
  2. #ca663a
  3. #56ca3a
  4. #3a9eca

Monochromatic

  1. #481754
  2. #7c2791
  3. #ae3aca
  4. #c776da
  5. #e0b3ea

Shades

#ae3aca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae3aca
  2. #9d34b6
  3. #8b2ea2
  4. #7a298d
  5. #682379
  6. #571d65
  7. #461751
  8. #34113d
  9. #230c28
  10. #110614
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae3aca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae3aca
  2. #b64ecf
  3. #be61d5
  4. #c675da
  5. #ce89df
  6. #d79de5
  7. #dfb0ea
  8. #e7c4ef
  9. #efd8f4
  10. #f7ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae3aca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae3aca
  2. #a941c3
  3. #a548bb
  4. #a04fb4
  5. #9c56ac
  6. #975da5
  7. #92649e
  8. #8e6b96
  9. #89728f
  10. #857987
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5f9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4474c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae567f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705acc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d62c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae4ca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae3aca {
  color: #ae3aca;
}
Background
.bg-ae3aca {
  background-color: #ae3aca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae3aca {
  border: 2px solid #ae3aca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae3aca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 58 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae3aca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae3aca, #ca3a9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae3aca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 58 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.55 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.02 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.70 #51c535 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae3aca  rgb(174, 58, 202)  hsl(288, 58%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#56ca3a  rgb(86, 202, 58)  hsl(108, 58%, 51%)  Lime Green
#caae3a  rgb(202, 174, 58)  hsl(48, 58%, 51%)  Old Gold
#3acaae  rgb(58, 202, 174)  hsl(168, 58%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine