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#AE45DD

#ae45dd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae45dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 27.06% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.27% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 281.45°, with 69.09% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.93.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1848

Complementary

  1. #ae45dd
  2. #74dd45

Split complementary

  1. #ae45dd
  2. #c0dd45
  3. #45dd62

Analogous

  1. #6245dd
  2. #ae45dd
  3. #dd45c0

Triadic

  1. #ae45dd
  2. #ddae45
  3. #45ddae

Tetradic

  1. #ae45dd
  2. #dd4574
  3. #74dd45
  4. #45ddae

Square

  1. #ae45dd
  2. #dd6245
  3. #74dd45
  4. #45c0dd

Monochromatic

  1. #571574
  2. #8721b4
  3. #ae45dd
  4. #ca86e9
  5. #e6c6f5

Shades

#ae45dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae45dd
  2. #9d3ec7
  3. #8b37b1
  4. #7a309b
  5. #682985
  6. #57236f
  7. #461c58
  8. #341542
  9. #230e2c
  10. #110716
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae45dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae45dd
  2. #b658e0
  3. #be6ae4
  4. #c67de7
  5. #ce8feb
  6. #d7a2ee
  7. #dfb5f1
  8. #e7c7f5
  9. #efdaf8
  10. #f7ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae45dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae45dd
  2. #a94bd4
  3. #a551ca
  4. #a057c1
  5. #9c5db8
  6. #9763af
  7. #9268a5
  8. #8e6e9c
  9. #897493
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9067aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a79da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9658c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e63e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a68db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab5ab2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae45dd {
  color: #ae45dd;
}
Background
.bg-ae45dd {
  background-color: #ae45dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae45dd {
  border: 2px solid #ae45dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae45dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 69 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae45dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae45dd, #dd45c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae45dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 69 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.52 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.71 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.15 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.94 #51ba22 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ae45dd  rgb(174, 69, 221)  hsl(281, 69%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#74dd45  rgb(116, 221, 69)  hsl(101, 69%, 57%)  Lime Green
#ddae45  rgb(221, 174, 69)  hsl(41, 69%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#45ddae  rgb(69, 221, 174)  hsl(161, 69%, 57%)  Caribbean Green