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#AE4CD4

#ae4cd4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae4cd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.92% cyan, 64.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 283.24°, with 61.26% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.54.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1892

Complementary

  1. #ae4cd4
  2. #72d44c

Split complementary

  1. #ae4cd4
  2. #b6d44c
  3. #4cd46a

Analogous

  1. #6a4cd4
  2. #ae4cd4
  3. #d44cb6

Triadic

  1. #ae4cd4
  2. #d4ae4c
  3. #4cd4ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae4cd4
  2. #d44c72
  3. #72d44c
  4. #4cd4ae

Square

  1. #ae4cd4
  2. #d46a4c
  3. #72d44c
  4. #4cb6d4

Monochromatic

  1. #561a6d
  2. #8629ab
  3. #ae4cd4
  4. #ca8ae3
  5. #e6c7f2

Shades

#ae4cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae4cd4
  2. #9d44bf
  3. #8b3daa
  4. #7a3594
  5. #682e7f
  6. #57266a
  7. #461e55
  8. #341740
  9. #230f2a
  10. #110815
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae4cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae4cd4
  2. #b65ed8
  3. #be70dd
  4. #c682e1
  5. #ce94e5
  6. #d7a6ea
  7. #dfb7ee
  8. #e7c9f2
  9. #efdbf6
  10. #f7edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae4cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae4cd4
  2. #a951cc
  3. #a556c3
  4. #a05cbb
  5. #9c61b2
  6. #9766aa
  7. #926ba2
  8. #8e7099
  9. #897691
  10. #857b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9169a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1173d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a7bd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab6589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7365d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6bd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac5cac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae4cd4 {
  color: #ae4cd4;
}
Background
.bg-ae4cd4 {
  background-color: #ae4cd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae4cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #ae4cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae4cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 76 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 61% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae4cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae4cd4, #d44cb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae4cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 76 212 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.54 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.63 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.81 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.03 #51b32b Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ae4cd4  rgb(174, 76, 212)  hsl(283, 61%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#72d44c  rgb(114, 212, 76)  hsl(103, 61%, 56%)  Lime Green
#d4ae4c  rgb(212, 174, 76)  hsl(43, 61%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#4cd4ae  rgb(76, 212, 174)  hsl(163, 61%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine