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#AA5FBD

#aa5fbd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aa5fbd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 37.25% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.05% cyan, 49.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 287.87°, with 41.59% saturation and 55.69% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.204

Complementary

  1. #aa5fbd
  2. #72bd5f

Split complementary

  1. #aa5fbd
  2. #a1bd5f
  3. #5fbd7b

Analogous

  1. #7b5fbd
  2. #aa5fbd
  3. #bd5fa1

Triadic

  1. #aa5fbd
  2. #bdaa5f
  3. #5fbdaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa5fbd
  2. #bd5f72
  3. #72bd5f
  4. #5fbdaa

Square

  1. #aa5fbd
  2. #bd7b5f
  3. #72bd5f
  4. #5fa1bd

Monochromatic

  1. #52265d
  2. #813d93
  3. #aa5fbd
  4. #c795d3
  5. #e4cbea

Shades

#aa5fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa5fbd
  2. #9956aa
  3. #884c97
  4. #774384
  5. #663971
  6. #55305f
  7. #44264c
  8. #331d39
  9. #221326
  10. #110a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa5fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa5fbd
  2. #b36fc4
  3. #bb7fca
  4. #c48fd1
  5. #cc9fd7
  6. #d5afde
  7. #ddbfe5
  8. #e6cfeb
  9. #eedff2
  10. #f7eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa5fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa5fbd
  2. #a662b7
  3. #a266b1
  4. #9d69ab
  5. #996ca5
  6. #95709f
  7. #917398
  8. #8d7692
  9. #88798c
  10. #847d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91729b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f78c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #657fba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab6c85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e6fbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8674bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa679f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa5fbd {
  color: #aa5fbd;
}
Background
.bg-aa5fbd {
  background-color: #aa5fbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa5fbd {
  border: 2px solid #aa5fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa5fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 95 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 42% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa5fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa5fbd, #bd5fa1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa5fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 95 189 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.43 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.44 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.15 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.86 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.36 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.39 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.44 #55a042 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#aa5fbd  rgb(170, 95, 189)  hsl(288, 42%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#72bd5f  rgb(114, 189, 95)  hsl(108, 42%, 56%)  Mantis
#bdaa5f  rgb(189, 170, 95)  hsl(48, 42%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#5fbdaa  rgb(95, 189, 170)  hsl(168, 42%, 56%)  Verdigris