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#AC59CD

#ac59cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ac59cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.1% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 282.93°, 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2032

Complementary

  1. #ac59cd
  2. #7acd59

Split complementary

  1. #ac59cd
  2. #b4cd59
  3. #59cd72

Analogous

  1. #7259cd
  2. #ac59cd
  3. #cd59b4

Triadic

  1. #ac59cd
  2. #cdac59
  3. #59cdac

Tetradic

  1. #ac59cd
  2. #cd597a
  3. #7acd59
  4. #59cdac

Square

  1. #ac59cd
  2. #cd7259
  3. #7acd59
  4. #59b4cd

Monochromatic

  1. #57216c
  2. #8632a7
  3. #ac59cd
  4. #c994df
  5. #e7cff0

Shades

#ac59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac59cd
  2. #9b50b9
  3. #8a47a4
  4. #783e90
  5. #67357b
  6. #562d67
  7. #452452
  8. #341b3e
  9. #221229
  10. #110915
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac59cd
  2. #b46ad2
  3. #bd7ad7
  4. #c58bdc
  5. #cd9be1
  6. #d6ace6
  7. #debdeb
  8. #e6cdf0
  9. #eedef5
  10. #f7eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac59cd
  2. #a85dc5
  3. #a361be
  4. #9f65b6
  5. #9a69ae
  6. #966da7
  7. #92709f
  8. #8d7497
  9. #89788f
  10. #847c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9270a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a78d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #587fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa6c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #796dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8272cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab65a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac59cd {
  color: #ac59cd;
}
Background
.bg-ac59cd {
  background-color: #ac59cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ac59cd {
  border: 2px solid #ac59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac59cd, #cd59b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.73 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.67 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.43 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.58 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.65 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.73 #53a632 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ac59cd  rgb(172, 89, 205)  hsl(283, 54%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#7acd59  rgb(122, 205, 89)  hsl(103, 54%, 58%)  Mantis
#cdac59  rgb(205, 172, 89)  hsl(43, 54%, 58%)  Metallic Gold
#59cdac  rgb(89, 205, 172)  hsl(163, 54%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine