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#AE50DC

#ae50dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae50dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 31.37% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.91% cyan, 63.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 280.29°, with 66.67% saturation and 58.82% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.199

Complementary

  1. #ae50dc
  2. #7edc50

Split complementary

  1. #ae50dc
  2. #c4dc50
  3. #50dc68

Analogous

  1. #6850dc
  2. #ae50dc
  3. #dc50c4

Triadic

  1. #ae50dc
  2. #dcae50
  3. #50dcae

Tetradic

  1. #ae50dc
  2. #dc507e
  3. #7edc50
  4. #50dcae

Square

  1. #ae50dc
  2. #dc6850
  3. #7edc50
  4. #50c4dc

Monochromatic

  1. #5a187a
  2. #8925ba
  3. #ae50dc
  4. #cc90e9
  5. #e9cff5

Shades

#ae50dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae50dc
  2. #9d48c6
  3. #8b40b0
  4. #7a389a
  5. #683084
  6. #57286e
  7. #462058
  8. #341842
  9. #23102c
  10. #110816
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae50dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae50dc
  2. #b662e0
  3. #be73e3
  4. #c685e7
  5. #ce96ea
  6. #d7a8ee
  7. #dfb9f1
  8. #e7cbf5
  9. #efdcf8
  10. #f7eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae50dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae50dc
  2. #a955d3
  3. #a55aca
  4. #a05ec0
  5. #9c63b7
  6. #9768ae
  7. #926da5
  8. #8e729c
  9. #897692
  10. #857b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #926dab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0776e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #467dd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a96b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7369df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6eda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab61b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae50dc {
  color: #ae50dc;
}
Background
.bg-ae50dc {
  background-color: #ae50dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae50dc {
  border: 2px solid #ae50dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae50dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 80 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 67% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae50dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae50dc, #dc50c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae50dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 80 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.48 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.93 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.31 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.99 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.96 #51af23 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ae50dc  rgb(174, 80, 220)  hsl(280, 67%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#7edc50  rgb(126, 220, 80)  hsl(100, 67%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#dcae50  rgb(220, 174, 80)  hsl(40, 67%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#50dcae  rgb(80, 220, 174)  hsl(160, 67%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine