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#AE5DCF

#ae5dcf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ae5dcf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 36.47% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.94% cyan, 55.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 282.63°, with 54.29% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2133

Complementary

  1. #ae5dcf
  2. #7ecf5d

Split complementary

  1. #ae5dcf
  2. #b7cf5d
  3. #5dcf75

Analogous

  1. #755dcf
  2. #ae5dcf
  3. #cf5db7

Triadic

  1. #ae5dcf
  2. #cfae5d
  3. #5dcfae

Tetradic

  1. #ae5dcf
  2. #cf5d7e
  3. #7ecf5d
  4. #5dcfae

Square

  1. #ae5dcf
  2. #cf755d
  3. #7ecf5d
  4. #5db7cf

Monochromatic

  1. #5a2271
  2. #8933ac
  3. #ae5dcf
  4. #cb98e0
  5. #e9d3f2

Shades

#ae5dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae5dcf
  2. #9d54ba
  3. #8b4aa6
  4. #7a4191
  5. #68387c
  6. #572f68
  7. #462553
  8. #341c3e
  9. #231329
  10. #110915
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae5dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae5dcf
  2. #b66dd4
  3. #be7dd9
  4. #c68edd
  5. #ce9ee2
  6. #d7aee7
  7. #dfbeec
  8. #e7cef1
  9. #efdff5
  10. #f7effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae5dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae5dcf
  2. #a961c7
  3. #a564bf
  4. #a068b7
  5. #9c6baf
  6. #976fa8
  7. #9272a0
  8. #8e7698
  9. #897990
  10. #857d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9473a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #407bd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c82cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac708d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c70d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8575cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad69ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae5dcf {
  color: #ae5dcf;
}
Background
.bg-ae5dcf {
  background-color: #ae5dcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae5dcf {
  border: 2px solid #ae5dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae5dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 93 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 54% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae5dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae5dcf, #cf5db7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae5dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 93 207 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.40 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.64 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.97 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.63 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.13 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.17 #51a230 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ae5dcf  rgb(174, 93, 207)  hsl(283, 54%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#7ecf5d  rgb(126, 207, 93)  hsl(103, 54%, 59%)  Mantis
#cfae5d  rgb(207, 174, 93)  hsl(43, 54%, 59%)  Vegas Gold
#5dcfae  rgb(93, 207, 174)  hsl(163, 54%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine