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#AD59CD

#ad59cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ad59cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.61% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 283.45°, 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.35.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2044

Complementary

  1. #ad59cd
  2. #79cd59

Split complementary

  1. #ad59cd
  2. #b3cd59
  3. #59cd73

Analogous

  1. #7359cd
  2. #ad59cd
  3. #cd59b3

Triadic

  1. #ad59cd
  2. #cdad59
  3. #59cdad

Tetradic

  1. #ad59cd
  2. #cd5979
  3. #79cd59
  4. #59cdad

Square

  1. #ad59cd
  2. #cd7359
  3. #79cd59
  4. #59b3cd

Monochromatic

  1. #57216c
  2. #8732a7
  3. #ad59cd
  4. #ca94df
  5. #e7cff0

Shades

#ad59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad59cd
  2. #9c50b9
  3. #8a47a4
  4. #793e90
  5. #68357b
  6. #572d67
  7. #452452
  8. #341b3e
  9. #231229
  10. #110915
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad59cd
  2. #b56ad2
  3. #bd7ad7
  4. #c68bdc
  5. #ce9be1
  6. #d6ace6
  7. #debdeb
  8. #e6cdf0
  9. #efdef5
  10. #f7eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad59cd
  2. #a95dc5
  3. #a461be
  4. #a065b6
  5. #9b69ae
  6. #976da7
  7. #92709f
  8. #8e7497
  9. #89788f
  10. #857c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9370a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b78d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #597fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab6c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a6dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8372cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac65a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad59cd {
  color: #ad59cd;
}
Background
.bg-ad59cd {
  background-color: #ad59cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ad59cd {
  border: 2px solid #ad59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad59cd, #cd59b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.35 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.76 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.54 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.61 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.78 #52a632 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ad59cd  rgb(173, 89, 205)  hsl(283, 54%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#79cd59  rgb(121, 205, 89)  hsl(103, 54%, 58%)  Mantis
#cdad59  rgb(205, 173, 89)  hsl(43, 54%, 58%)  Vegas Gold
#59cdad  rgb(89, 205, 173)  hsl(163, 54%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine