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#AE44CD

#ae44cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae44cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 26.67% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.12% cyan, 66.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 286.42°, with 57.81% saturation and 53.53% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1754

Complementary

  1. #ae44cd
  2. #63cd44

Split complementary

  1. #ae44cd
  2. #a8cd44
  3. #44cd69

Analogous

  1. #6944cd
  2. #ae44cd
  3. #cd44a8

Triadic

  1. #ae44cd
  2. #cdae44
  3. #44cdae

Tetradic

  1. #ae44cd
  2. #cd4463
  3. #63cd44
  4. #44cdae

Square

  1. #ae44cd
  2. #cd6944
  3. #63cd44
  4. #44a8cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4f195f
  2. #81299b
  3. #ae44cd
  4. #c880dd
  5. #e2bded

Shades

#ae44cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae44cd
  2. #9d3db9
  3. #8b36a4
  4. #7a3090
  5. #68297b
  6. #572267
  7. #461b52
  8. #34143e
  9. #230e29
  10. #110715
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae44cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae44cd
  2. #b657d2
  3. #be69d7
  4. #c67cdc
  5. #ce8fe1
  6. #d7a2e6
  7. #dfb4eb
  8. #e7c7f0
  9. #efdaf5
  10. #f7ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae44cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae44cd
  2. #a94ac5
  3. #a550be
  4. #a056b6
  5. #9c5cae
  6. #9762a7
  7. #92689f
  8. #8e6e97
  9. #89748f
  10. #857a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f64a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #016ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4978ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad5e83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7260cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e67cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad54a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae44cd {
  color: #ae44cd;
}
Background
.bg-ae44cd {
  background-color: #ae44cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae44cd {
  border: 2px solid #ae44cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae44cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 68 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 58% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae44cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae44cd, #cd44a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae44cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 68 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.99 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.07 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.46 #51bb32 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ae44cd  rgb(174, 68, 205)  hsl(286, 58%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#63cd44  rgb(99, 205, 68)  hsl(106, 58%, 54%)  Lime Green
#cdae44  rgb(205, 174, 68)  hsl(46, 58%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#44cdae  rgb(68, 205, 174)  hsl(166, 58%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine