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#AE01AC

#ae01ac ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae01ac is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.43% magenta, 1.15% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 300.69°, with 98.86% saturation and 34.31% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.12

Complementary

  1. #ae01ac
  2. #01ae03

Split complementary

  1. #ae01ac
  2. #56ae01
  3. #01ae59

Analogous

  1. #5901ae
  2. #ae01ac
  3. #ae0156

Triadic

  1. #ae01ac
  2. #acae01
  3. #01acae

Tetradic

  1. #ae01ac
  2. #ae0301
  3. #01ae03
  4. #01acae

Square

  1. #ae01ac
  2. #ae5901
  3. #01ae03
  4. #0156ae

Monochromatic

  1. #160016
  2. #620161
  3. #ae01ac
  4. #fa01f7
  5. #fe4afc

Shades

#ae01ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae01ac
  2. #9d019b
  3. #8b018a
  4. #7a0178
  5. #680167
  6. #570156
  7. #460045
  8. #340034
  9. #230022
  10. #110011
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae01ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae01ac
  2. #b61ab4
  3. #be34bd
  4. #c64dc5
  5. #ce67cd
  6. #d780d6
  7. #df99de
  8. #e7b3e6
  9. #efccee
  10. #f7e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae01ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae01ac
  2. #a90ea8
  3. #a51aa3
  4. #a0279f
  5. #9c349a
  6. #974196
  7. #924d92
  8. #8e5a8d
  9. #896789
  10. #857384
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #874c86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4668a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b42f64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f42ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d51aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b22387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae01ac {
  color: #ae01ac;
}
Background
.bg-ae01ac {
  background-color: #ae01ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae01ac {
  border: 2px solid #ae01ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae01ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae01ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae01ac, #ae0156);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae01ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.44 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.75 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.63 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.65 #800080 Purple ΔE 10.16 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.21 #51fe53 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae01ac  rgb(174, 1, 172)  hsl(301, 99%, 34%)  Dark Orchid
#01ae03  rgb(1, 174, 3)  hsl(121, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#acae01  rgb(172, 174, 1)  hsl(61, 99%, 34%)  Brass
#01acae  rgb(1, 172, 174)  hsl(181, 99%, 34%)  Verdigris