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#AE64CF

#ae64cf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ae64cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 39.22% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.94% cyan, 51.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 281.5°, with 52.71% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2262

Complementary

  1. #ae64cf
  2. #85cf64

Split complementary

  1. #ae64cf
  2. #bacf64
  3. #64cf79

Analogous

  1. #7964cf
  2. #ae64cf
  3. #cf64ba

Triadic

  1. #ae64cf
  2. #cfae64
  3. #64cfae

Tetradic

  1. #ae64cf
  2. #cf6485
  3. #85cf64
  4. #64cfae

Square

  1. #ae64cf
  2. #cf7964
  3. #85cf64
  4. #64bacf

Monochromatic

  1. #5d2476
  2. #8b37b0
  3. #ae64cf
  4. #cd9ee1
  5. #ebd9f3

Shades

#ae64cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae64cf
  2. #9d5aba
  3. #8b50a6
  4. #7a4691
  5. #683c7c
  6. #573268
  7. #462853
  8. #341e3e
  9. #231429
  10. #110a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae64cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae64cf
  2. #b674d4
  3. #be83d9
  4. #c693dd
  5. #cea2e2
  6. #d7b2e7
  7. #dfc1ec
  8. #e7d1f1
  9. #efe0f5
  10. #f7f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae64cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae64cf
  2. #a967c7
  3. #a56abf
  4. #a06cb7
  5. #9c6faf
  6. #9772a8
  7. #9275a0
  8. #8e7898
  9. #897a90
  10. #857d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9678a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b7fd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6285cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac7590 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f75d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8779cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad6fad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae64cf {
  color: #ae64cf;
}
Background
.bg-ae64cf {
  background-color: #ae64cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae64cf {
  border: 2px solid #ae64cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae64cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 100 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 53% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae64cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae64cf, #cf64ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae64cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 100 207 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.51 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.27 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.99 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.24 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.80 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.92 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.29 #519b30 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ae64cf  rgb(174, 100, 207)  hsl(282, 53%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#85cf64  rgb(133, 207, 100)  hsl(102, 53%, 60%)  Mantis
#cfae64  rgb(207, 174, 100)  hsl(42, 53%, 60%)  Vegas Gold
#64cfae  rgb(100, 207, 174)  hsl(162, 53%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine