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#AD4ED5

#ad4ed5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ad4ed5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 30.59% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.78% cyan, 63.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 282.22°, with 61.64% saturation and 57.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1914

Complementary

  1. #ad4ed5
  2. #76d54e

Split complementary

  1. #ad4ed5
  2. #bad54e
  3. #4ed56a

Analogous

  1. #6a4ed5
  2. #ad4ed5
  3. #d54eba

Triadic

  1. #ad4ed5
  2. #d5ad4e
  3. #4ed5ad

Tetradic

  1. #ad4ed5
  2. #d54e76
  3. #76d54e
  4. #4ed5ad

Square

  1. #ad4ed5
  2. #d56a4e
  3. #76d54e
  4. #4ebad5

Monochromatic

  1. #561a70
  2. #8629ad
  3. #ad4ed5
  4. #ca8ce4
  5. #e6caf2

Shades

#ad4ed5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad4ed5
  2. #9c46c0
  3. #8a3eaa
  4. #793795
  5. #682f80
  6. #57276b
  7. #451f55
  8. #341740
  9. #23102b
  10. #110815
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad4ed5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad4ed5
  2. #b560d9
  3. #bd71dd
  4. #c683e2
  5. #ce95e6
  6. #d6a7ea
  7. #deb8ee
  8. #e6caf2
  9. #efdcf7
  10. #f7edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad4ed5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad4ed5
  2. #a953cd
  3. #a458c4
  4. #a05dbc
  5. #9b62b3
  6. #9767ab
  7. #926ca2
  8. #8e719a
  9. #897691
  10. #857b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #916aa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1574d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #497cd2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa678b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7367d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6cd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab5ead ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad4ed5 {
  color: #ad4ed5;
}
Background
.bg-ad4ed5 {
  background-color: #ad4ed5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ad4ed5 {
  border: 2px solid #ad4ed5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad4ed5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 78 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 62% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad4ed5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad4ed5, #d54eba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad4ed5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 78 213 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.47 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.56 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.94 #52b12a Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ad4ed5  rgb(173, 78, 213)  hsl(282, 62%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#76d54e  rgb(118, 213, 78)  hsl(102, 62%, 57%)  Lime Green
#d5ad4e  rgb(213, 173, 78)  hsl(42, 62%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#4ed5ad  rgb(78, 213, 173)  hsl(162, 62%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine