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#AE02CA

#ae02ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ae02ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 0.78% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.86% cyan, 99.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 291.6°, with 98.04% saturation and 40% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1331

Complementary

  1. #ae02ca
  2. #1eca02

Split complementary

  1. #ae02ca
  2. #82ca02
  3. #02ca4a

Analogous

  1. #4a02ca
  2. #ae02ca
  3. #ca0282

Triadic

  1. #ae02ca
  2. #caae02
  3. #02caae

Tetradic

  1. #ae02ca
  2. #ca021e
  3. #1eca02
  4. #02caae

Square

  1. #ae02ca
  2. #ca4a02
  3. #1eca02
  4. #0282ca

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0033
  2. #6d017e
  3. #ae02ca
  4. #dd1cfd
  5. #e967fe

Shades

#ae02ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae02ca
  2. #9d02b6
  3. #8b02a2
  4. #7a018d
  5. #680179
  6. #570165
  7. #460151
  8. #34013d
  9. #230028
  10. #110014
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae02ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae02ca
  2. #b61bcf
  3. #be35d5
  4. #c64eda
  5. #ce67df
  6. #d781e5
  7. #df9aea
  8. #e7b3ef
  9. #efccf4
  10. #f7e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae02ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae02ca
  2. #a90fc3
  3. #a51bbb
  4. #a028b4
  5. #9c34ac
  6. #9741a5
  7. #924e9e
  8. #8e5a96
  9. #89678f
  10. #857387
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895098 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #286bc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae4276 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6748cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7654c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae339f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae02ca {
  color: #ae02ca;
}
Background
.bg-ae02ca {
  background-color: #ae02ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae02ca {
  border: 2px solid #ae02ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae02ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 2 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae02ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae02ca, #ca0282);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae02ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 2 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.09 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.49 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.94 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.65 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.70 #51fd35 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae02ca  rgb(174, 2, 202)  hsl(292, 98%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#1eca02  rgb(30, 202, 2)  hsl(112, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#caae02  rgb(202, 174, 2)  hsl(52, 98%, 40%)  Old Gold
#02caae  rgb(2, 202, 174)  hsl(172, 98%, 40%)  Medium Aquamarine