Close to Dark Orchid
#AE02BE
#AE02BE is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 0.8% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 295°, with 98% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AE02BE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
5.91:1 AABlack text on this color
3.55:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
5.91:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.55:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AE02BE as they’d see it.
#AE02BE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AE02BE
What color is #AE02BE?
#AE02BE is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 0.8% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 295°, with 98% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #AE02BE in RGB?
#AE02BE is rgb(174, 2, 190): 174 red, 2 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AE02BE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(8, 99, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AE02BE?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AE02BE?
Its complement #087502 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.