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#AE51CD

#ae51cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ae51cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 31.76% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.12% cyan, 60.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 55.36% saturation and 56.08% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1929

Complementary

  1. #ae51cd
  2. #70cd51

Split complementary

  1. #ae51cd
  2. #aecd51
  3. #51cd70

Analogous

  1. #7051cd
  2. #ae51cd
  3. #cd51ae

Triadic

  1. #ae51cd
  2. #cdae51
  3. #51cdae

Tetradic

  1. #ae51cd
  2. #cd5170
  3. #70cd51
  4. #51cdae

Square

  1. #ae51cd
  2. #cd7051
  3. #70cd51
  4. #51aecd

Monochromatic

  1. #551e67
  2. #862fa3
  3. #ae51cd
  4. #ca8cde
  5. #e5c8ef

Shades

#ae51cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae51cd
  2. #9d49b9
  3. #8b41a4
  4. #7a3990
  5. #68317b
  6. #572967
  7. #462052
  8. #34183e
  9. #231029
  10. #110815
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae51cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae51cd
  2. #b662d2
  3. #be74d7
  4. #c685dc
  5. #ce97e1
  6. #d7a8e6
  7. #dfb9eb
  8. #e7cbf0
  9. #efdcf5
  10. #f7eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae51cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae51cd
  2. #a956c5
  3. #a55abe
  4. #a05fb6
  5. #9c64ae
  6. #9769a7
  7. #926d9f
  8. #8e7297
  9. #89778f
  10. #857b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #916ca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d74d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #537cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad6688 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7768cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad5ea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae51cd {
  color: #ae51cd;
}
Background
.bg-ae51cd {
  background-color: #ae51cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae51cd {
  border: 2px solid #ae51cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae51cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 81 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae51cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae51cd, #cd51ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae51cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 81 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.76 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.24 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.41 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.22 #51ae32 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ae51cd  rgb(174, 81, 205)  hsl(285, 55%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#70cd51  rgb(112, 205, 81)  hsl(105, 55%, 56%)  Mantis
#cdae51  rgb(205, 174, 81)  hsl(45, 55%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#51cdae  rgb(81, 205, 174)  hsl(165, 55%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine