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#AE59CD

#ae59cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ae59cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.12% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 283.97°, 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2055

Complementary

  1. #ae59cd
  2. #78cd59

Split complementary

  1. #ae59cd
  2. #b2cd59
  3. #59cd74

Analogous

  1. #7459cd
  2. #ae59cd
  3. #cd59b2

Triadic

  1. #ae59cd
  2. #cdae59
  3. #59cdae

Tetradic

  1. #ae59cd
  2. #cd5978
  3. #78cd59
  4. #59cdae

Square

  1. #ae59cd
  2. #cd7459
  3. #78cd59
  4. #59b2cd

Monochromatic

  1. #58216c
  2. #8832a7
  3. #ae59cd
  4. #cb94df
  5. #e7cff0

Shades

#ae59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae59cd
  2. #9d50b9
  3. #8b47a4
  4. #7a3e90
  5. #68357b
  6. #572d67
  7. #462452
  8. #341b3e
  9. #231229
  10. #110915
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae59cd
  2. #b66ad2
  3. #be7ad7
  4. #c68bdc
  5. #ce9be1
  6. #d7ace6
  7. #dfbdeb
  8. #e7cdf0
  9. #efdef5
  10. #f7eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae59cd
  2. #a95dc5
  3. #a561be
  4. #a065b6
  5. #9c69ae
  6. #976da7
  7. #92709f
  8. #8e7497
  9. #89788f
  10. #857c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9370a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c78d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a80ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac6c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a6dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8472cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad65a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae59cd {
  color: #ae59cd;
}
Background
.bg-ae59cd {
  background-color: #ae59cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae59cd {
  border: 2px solid #ae59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae59cd, #cd59b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.18 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.01 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.86 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.65 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.61 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.92 #51a632 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ae59cd  rgb(174, 89, 205)  hsl(284, 54%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#78cd59  rgb(120, 205, 89)  hsl(104, 54%, 58%)  Mantis
#cdae59  rgb(205, 174, 89)  hsl(44, 54%, 58%)  Vegas Gold
#59cdae  rgb(89, 205, 174)  hsl(164, 54%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine