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#AE66BF

#ae66bf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ae66bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 40% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.9% cyan, 46.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 288.54°, with 41.01% saturation and 57.45% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2226

Complementary

  1. #ae66bf
  2. #77bf66

Split complementary

  1. #ae66bf
  2. #a3bf66
  3. #66bf81

Analogous

  1. #8166bf
  2. #ae66bf
  3. #bf66a3

Triadic

  1. #ae66bf
  2. #bfae66
  3. #66bfae

Tetradic

  1. #ae66bf
  2. #bf6677
  3. #77bf66
  4. #66bfae

Square

  1. #ae66bf
  2. #bf8166
  3. #77bf66
  4. #66a3bf

Monochromatic

  1. #582963
  2. #884099
  3. #ae66bf
  4. #cb9cd6
  5. #e7d2ec

Shades

#ae66bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae66bf
  2. #9d5cac
  3. #8b5299
  4. #7a4786
  5. #683d73
  6. #573360
  7. #46294c
  8. #341f39
  9. #231426
  10. #110a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae66bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae66bf
  2. #b675c5
  3. #be85cc
  4. #c694d2
  5. #cea3d9
  6. #d7b3df
  7. #dfc2e5
  8. #e7d1ec
  9. #efe0f2
  10. #f7f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae66bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae66bf
  2. #a969b9
  3. #a56bb2
  4. #a06eac
  5. #9c70a6
  6. #9773a0
  7. #927699
  8. #8e7893
  9. #897b8d
  10. #857d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96789e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #587dc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c84bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af728a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8374c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b79bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af6da2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae66bf {
  color: #ae66bf;
}
Background
.bg-ae66bf {
  background-color: #ae66bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae66bf {
  border: 2px solid #ae66bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae66bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 102 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 41% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae66bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae66bf, #bf66a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae66bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 102 191 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.93 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.67 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.84 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.26 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.80 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.20 #519940 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ae66bf  rgb(174, 102, 191)  hsl(289, 41%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#77bf66  rgb(119, 191, 102)  hsl(109, 41%, 57%)  Mantis
#bfae66  rgb(191, 174, 102)  hsl(49, 41%, 57%)  Vegas Gold
#66bfae  rgb(102, 191, 174)  hsl(169, 41%, 57%)  Verdigris