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#AE4CD0

#ae4cd0 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae4cd0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 29.8% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.35% cyan, 63.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 284.55°, with 58.41% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1872

Complementary

  1. #ae4cd0
  2. #6ed04c

Split complementary

  1. #ae4cd0
  2. #b0d04c
  3. #4cd06c

Analogous

  1. #6c4cd0
  2. #ae4cd0
  3. #d04cb0

Triadic

  1. #ae4cd0
  2. #d0ae4c
  3. #4cd0ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae4cd0
  2. #d04c6e
  3. #6ed04c
  4. #4cd0ae

Square

  1. #ae4cd0
  2. #d06c4c
  3. #6ed04c
  4. #4cb0d0

Monochromatic

  1. #541b68
  2. #852ba4
  3. #ae4cd0
  4. #c989e0
  5. #e5c5f0

Shades

#ae4cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae4cd0
  2. #9d44bb
  3. #8b3da6
  4. #7a3592
  5. #682e7d
  6. #572668
  7. #461e53
  8. #34173e
  9. #230f2a
  10. #110815
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae4cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae4cd0
  2. #b65ed5
  3. #be70d9
  4. #c682de
  5. #ce94e3
  6. #d7a6e8
  7. #dfb7ec
  8. #e7c9f1
  9. #efdbf6
  10. #f7edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae4cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae4cd0
  2. #a951c8
  3. #a556c0
  4. #a05cb8
  5. #9c61b0
  6. #9766a8
  7. #926ba0
  8. #8e7098
  9. #897690
  10. #857b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9169a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c72d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d7bcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac6487 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7465d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f6bce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad5ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae4cd0 {
  color: #ae4cd0;
}
Background
.bg-ae4cd0 {
  background-color: #ae4cd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae4cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #ae4cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae4cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 76 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 58% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae4cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae4cd0, #d04cb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae4cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 76 208 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.14 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.46 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.15 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.29 #51b32f Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ae4cd0  rgb(174, 76, 208)  hsl(285, 58%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#6ed04c  rgb(110, 208, 76)  hsl(105, 58%, 56%)  Lime Green
#d0ae4c  rgb(208, 174, 76)  hsl(45, 58%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#4cd0ae  rgb(76, 208, 174)  hsl(165, 58%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine