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#AA2AE8

#aa2ae8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa2ae8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 16.47% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.72% cyan, 81.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 280.42°, with 80.51% saturation and 53.73% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1603

Complementary

  1. #aa2ae8
  2. #68e82a

Split complementary

  1. #aa2ae8
  2. #c7e82a
  3. #2ae84b

Analogous

  1. #4b2ae8
  2. #aa2ae8
  3. #e82ac7

Triadic

  1. #aa2ae8
  2. #e8aa2a
  3. #2ae8aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2ae8
  2. #e82a68
  3. #68e82a
  4. #2ae8aa

Square

  1. #aa2ae8
  2. #e84b2a
  3. #68e82a
  4. #2ac7e8

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0c6d
  2. #7e13b2
  3. #aa2ae8
  4. #c66fef
  5. #e1b4f7

Shades

#aa2ae8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2ae8
  2. #9926d1
  3. #8822ba
  4. #771da2
  5. #66198b
  6. #551574
  7. #44115d
  8. #330d46
  9. #22082e
  10. #110417
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2ae8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2ae8
  2. #b33fea
  3. #bb55ed
  4. #c46aef
  5. #cc7ff1
  6. #d595f4
  7. #ddaaf6
  8. #e6bff8
  9. #eed4fa
  10. #f7eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2ae8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2ae8
  2. #a633de
  3. #a23bd3
  4. #9d44c9
  5. #994cbe
  6. #9555b4
  7. #915eaa
  8. #8d669f
  9. #886f95
  10. #84778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5bad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a15d8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e57eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c5de6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a54db8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2ae8 {
  color: #aa2ae8;
}
Background
.bg-aa2ae8 {
  background-color: #aa2ae8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2ae8 {
  border: 2px solid #aa2ae8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2ae8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 42 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 81% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2ae8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2ae8, #e82ac7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2ae8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 42 232 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.92 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.63 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.86 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.08 #55d517 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#aa2ae8  rgb(170, 42, 232)  hsl(280, 81%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#68e82a  rgb(104, 232, 42)  hsl(100, 81%, 54%)  Lawn Green
#e8aa2a  rgb(232, 170, 42)  hsl(40, 81%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#2ae8aa  rgb(42, 232, 170)  hsl(160, 81%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green