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#AE59EF

#ae59ef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae59ef is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 34.9% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.2% cyan, 62.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 274°, with 82.42% saturation and 64.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.41.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2238

Complementary

  1. #ae59ef
  2. #9aef59

Split complementary

  1. #ae59ef
  2. #e5ef59
  3. #59ef63

Analogous

  1. #6359ef
  2. #ae59ef
  3. #ef59e5

Triadic

  1. #ae59ef
  2. #efae59
  3. #59efae

Tetradic

  1. #ae59ef
  2. #ef599a
  3. #9aef59
  4. #59efae

Square

  1. #ae59ef
  2. #ef6359
  3. #9aef59
  4. #59e5ef

Monochromatic

  1. #610fa0
  2. #8c16e5
  3. #ae59ef
  4. #d09ff6
  5. #f2e5fc

Shades

#ae59ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae59ef
  2. #9d50d7
  3. #8b47bf
  4. #7a3ea7
  5. #68358f
  6. #572d78
  7. #462460
  8. #341b48
  9. #231230
  10. #110918
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae59ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae59ef
  2. #b66af1
  3. #be7af2
  4. #c68bf4
  5. #ce9bf5
  6. #d7acf7
  7. #dfbdf9
  8. #e7cdfa
  9. #efdefc
  10. #f7eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae59ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae59ef
  2. #a95de4
  3. #a561d9
  4. #a065ce
  5. #9c69c3
  6. #976db8
  7. #9270ac
  8. #8e74a1
  9. #897896
  10. #857c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9674b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c83ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4789c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7172f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a74ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a86dc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae59ef {
  color: #ae59ef;
}
Background
.bg-ae59ef {
  background-color: #ae59ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae59ef {
  border: 2px solid #ae59ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae59ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 89 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 82% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae59ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae59ef, #ef59e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae59ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 89 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.41 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.31 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.92 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.68 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.81 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.94 #51a610 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ae59ef  rgb(174, 89, 239)  hsl(274, 82%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#9aef59  rgb(154, 239, 89)  hsl(94, 82%, 64%)  Inchworm
#efae59  rgb(239, 174, 89)  hsl(34, 82%, 64%)  Indian Yellow
#59efae  rgb(89, 239, 174)  hsl(154, 82%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green