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#AA59CD

#aa59cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#aa59cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.07% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 281.9°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.201

Complementary

  1. #aa59cd
  2. #7ccd59

Split complementary

  1. #aa59cd
  2. #b6cd59
  3. #59cd70

Analogous

  1. #7059cd
  2. #aa59cd
  3. #cd59b6

Triadic

  1. #aa59cd
  2. #cdaa59
  3. #59cdaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa59cd
  2. #cd597c
  3. #7ccd59
  4. #59cdaa

Square

  1. #aa59cd
  2. #cd7059
  3. #7ccd59
  4. #59b6cd

Monochromatic

  1. #56216c
  2. #8432a7
  3. #aa59cd
  4. #c894df
  5. #e6cff0

Shades

#aa59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa59cd
  2. #9950b9
  3. #8847a4
  4. #773e90
  5. #66357b
  6. #552d67
  7. #442452
  8. #331b3e
  9. #221229
  10. #110915
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa59cd
  2. #b36ad2
  3. #bb7ad7
  4. #c48bdc
  5. #cc9be1
  6. #d5ace6
  7. #ddbdeb
  8. #e6cdf0
  9. #eedef5
  10. #f7eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa59cd
  2. #a65dc5
  3. #a261be
  4. #9d65b6
  5. #9969ae
  6. #956da7
  7. #91709f
  8. #8d7497
  9. #88788f
  10. #847c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9170a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3977d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #577eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a76d8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #776ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8071cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a865a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa59cd {
  color: #aa59cd;
}
Background
.bg-aa59cd {
  background-color: #aa59cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa59cd {
  border: 2px solid #aa59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa59cd, #cd59b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.90 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.47 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.51 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.40 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.54 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.87 #55a632 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#aa59cd  rgb(170, 89, 205)  hsl(282, 54%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#7ccd59  rgb(124, 205, 89)  hsl(102, 54%, 58%)  Mantis
#cdaa59  rgb(205, 170, 89)  hsl(42, 54%, 58%)  Metallic Gold
#59cdaa  rgb(89, 205, 170)  hsl(162, 54%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine