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#AE43DB

#ae43db ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae43db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 26.27% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.55% cyan, 69.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 282.24°, with 67.86% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1813

Complementary

  1. #ae43db
  2. #70db43

Split complementary

  1. #ae43db
  2. #bcdb43
  3. #43db62

Analogous

  1. #6243db
  2. #ae43db
  3. #db43bc

Triadic

  1. #ae43db
  2. #dbae43
  3. #43dbae

Tetradic

  1. #ae43db
  2. #db4370
  3. #70db43
  4. #43dbae

Square

  1. #ae43db
  2. #db6243
  3. #70db43
  4. #43bcdb

Monochromatic

  1. #551570
  2. #8622b0
  3. #ae43db
  4. #ca83e7
  5. #e5c3f4

Shades

#ae43db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae43db
  2. #9d3cc5
  3. #8b36af
  4. #7a2f99
  5. #682883
  6. #57226e
  7. #461b58
  8. #341442
  9. #230d2c
  10. #110716
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae43db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae43db
  2. #b656df
  3. #be69e2
  4. #c67be6
  5. #ce8ee9
  6. #d7a1ed
  7. #dfb4f1
  8. #e7c7f4
  9. #efd9f8
  10. #f7ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae43db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae43db
  2. #a949d2
  3. #a54fc9
  4. #a055c0
  5. #9c5bb7
  6. #9762ae
  7. #9268a4
  8. #8e6e9b
  9. #897492
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9065a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a79d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa638a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e61de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a67d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab58b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae43db {
  color: #ae43db;
}
Background
.bg-ae43db {
  background-color: #ae43db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae43db {
  border: 2px solid #ae43db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae43db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 67 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 68% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae43db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae43db, #db43bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae43db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 67 219 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.13 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.45 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.71 #51bc24 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ae43db  rgb(174, 67, 219)  hsl(282, 68%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#70db43  rgb(112, 219, 67)  hsl(102, 68%, 56%)  Lime Green
#dbae43  rgb(219, 174, 67)  hsl(42, 68%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#43dbae  rgb(67, 219, 174)  hsl(162, 68%, 56%)  Caribbean Green