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#AE5ECF

#ae5ecf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ae5ecf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 36.86% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.94% cyan, 54.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 282.48°, with 54.07% saturation and 59.02% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2151

Complementary

  1. #ae5ecf
  2. #7fcf5e

Split complementary

  1. #ae5ecf
  2. #b7cf5e
  3. #5ecf76

Analogous

  1. #765ecf
  2. #ae5ecf
  3. #cf5eb7

Triadic

  1. #ae5ecf
  2. #cfae5e
  3. #5ecfae

Tetradic

  1. #ae5ecf
  2. #cf5e7f
  3. #7fcf5e
  4. #5ecfae

Square

  1. #ae5ecf
  2. #cf765e
  3. #7fcf5e
  4. #5eb7cf

Monochromatic

  1. #5b2272
  2. #8934ad
  3. #ae5ecf
  4. #cc99e1
  5. #e9d4f2

Shades

#ae5ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae5ecf
  2. #9d55ba
  3. #8b4ba6
  4. #7a4291
  5. #68387c
  6. #572f68
  7. #462653
  8. #341c3e
  9. #231329
  10. #110915
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae5ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae5ecf
  2. #b66ed4
  3. #be7ed9
  4. #c68edd
  5. #ce9ee2
  6. #d7afe7
  7. #dfbfec
  8. #e7cff1
  9. #efdff5
  10. #f7effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae5ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae5ecf
  2. #a961c7
  3. #a565bf
  4. #a068b7
  5. #9c6caf
  6. #976fa8
  7. #9272a0
  8. #8e7698
  9. #897990
  10. #857d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9574a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #427bd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d82cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac708e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c71d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8575cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad69ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae5ecf {
  color: #ae5ecf;
}
Background
.bg-ae5ecf {
  background-color: #ae5ecf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae5ecf {
  border: 2px solid #ae5ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae5ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 94 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 54% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae5ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae5ecf, #cf5eb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae5ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 94 207 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.51 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.47 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.79 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.85 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.40 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.96 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.08 #51a130 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ae5ecf  rgb(174, 94, 207)  hsl(282, 54%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#7fcf5e  rgb(127, 207, 94)  hsl(102, 54%, 59%)  Mantis
#cfae5e  rgb(207, 174, 94)  hsl(42, 54%, 59%)  Vegas Gold
#5ecfae  rgb(94, 207, 174)  hsl(162, 54%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine