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#AE3FCB

#ae3fcb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae3fcb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 24.71% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.29% cyan, 68.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 287.57°, with 57.38% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1687

Complementary

  1. #ae3fcb
  2. #5ccb3f

Split complementary

  1. #ae3fcb
  2. #a2cb3f
  3. #3fcb68

Analogous

  1. #683fcb
  2. #ae3fcb
  3. #cb3fa2

Triadic

  1. #ae3fcb
  2. #cbae3f
  3. #3fcbae

Tetradic

  1. #ae3fcb
  2. #cb3f5c
  3. #5ccb3f
  4. #3fcbae

Square

  1. #ae3fcb
  2. #cb683f
  3. #5ccb3f
  4. #3fa2cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1859
  2. #7f2895
  3. #ae3fcb
  4. #c77bdb
  5. #e1b7ec

Shades

#ae3fcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae3fcb
  2. #9d39b7
  3. #8b32a2
  4. #7a2c8e
  5. #68267a
  6. #572066
  7. #461951
  8. #34133d
  9. #230d29
  10. #110614
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae3fcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae3fcb
  2. #b652d0
  3. #be65d5
  4. #c679db
  5. #ce8ce0
  6. #d79fe5
  7. #dfb2ea
  8. #e7c5ef
  9. #efd9f5
  10. #f7ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae3fcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae3fcb
  2. #a946c4
  3. #a54cbc
  4. #a053b5
  5. #9c59ad
  6. #9760a6
  7. #92669e
  8. #8e6d97
  9. #89738f
  10. #857a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e629e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4676c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5a81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #715ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d64c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae50a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae3fcb {
  color: #ae3fcb;
}
Background
.bg-ae3fcb {
  background-color: #ae3fcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae3fcb {
  border: 2px solid #ae3fcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae3fcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 63 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 57% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae3fcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae3fcb, #cb3fa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae3fcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 63 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.35 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.02 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.03 #51c034 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae3fcb  rgb(174, 63, 203)  hsl(288, 57%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#5ccb3f  rgb(92, 203, 63)  hsl(108, 57%, 52%)  Lime Green
#cbae3f  rgb(203, 174, 63)  hsl(48, 57%, 52%)  Old Gold
#3fcbae  rgb(63, 203, 174)  hsl(168, 57%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine