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#AE5CD0

#ae5cd0 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ae5cd0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 36.08% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.35% cyan, 55.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 282.41°, with 55.24% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2121

Complementary

  1. #ae5cd0
  2. #7ed05c

Split complementary

  1. #ae5cd0
  2. #b8d05c
  3. #5cd074

Analogous

  1. #745cd0
  2. #ae5cd0
  3. #d05cb8

Triadic

  1. #ae5cd0
  2. #d0ae5c
  3. #5cd0ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae5cd0
  2. #d05c7e
  3. #7ed05c
  4. #5cd0ae

Square

  1. #ae5cd0
  2. #d0745c
  3. #7ed05c
  4. #5cb8d0

Monochromatic

  1. #5a2172
  2. #8932ad
  3. #ae5cd0
  4. #cb97e1
  5. #e9d3f2

Shades

#ae5cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae5cd0
  2. #9d53bb
  3. #8b4aa6
  4. #7a4092
  5. #68377d
  6. #572e68
  7. #462553
  8. #341c3e
  9. #23122a
  10. #110915
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae5cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae5cd0
  2. #b66cd5
  3. #be7dd9
  4. #c68dde
  5. #ce9de3
  6. #d7aee8
  7. #dfbeec
  8. #e7cef1
  9. #efdef6
  10. #f7effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae5cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae5cd0
  2. #a960c8
  3. #a563c0
  4. #a067b8
  5. #9c6ab0
  6. #976ea8
  7. #9272a0
  8. #8e7598
  9. #897990
  10. #857c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9473a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e7ad4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b81cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac6f8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b6fd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8474ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad68ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae5cd0 {
  color: #ae5cd0;
}
Background
.bg-ae5cd0 {
  background-color: #ae5cd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae5cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #ae5cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae5cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 92 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 55% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae5cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae5cd0, #d05cb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae5cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 92 208 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.31 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.60 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.00 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.84 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.89 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.36 #51a32f Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ae5cd0  rgb(174, 92, 208)  hsl(282, 55%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#7ed05c  rgb(126, 208, 92)  hsl(102, 55%, 59%)  Mantis
#d0ae5c  rgb(208, 174, 92)  hsl(42, 55%, 59%)  Metallic Gold
#5cd0ae  rgb(92, 208, 174)  hsl(162, 55%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine