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#AC2AAE

#ac2aae ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ac2aae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 16.47% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.15% cyan, 75.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 299.09°, with 61.11% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 6.16.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1348

Complementary

  1. #ac2aae
  2. #2cae2a

Split complementary

  1. #ac2aae
  2. #6eae2a
  3. #2aae6a

Analogous

  1. #6a2aae
  2. #ac2aae
  3. #ae2a6e

Triadic

  1. #ac2aae
  2. #aeac2a
  3. #2aaeac

Tetradic

  1. #ac2aae
  2. #ae2a2c
  3. #2cae2a
  4. #2aaeac

Square

  1. #ac2aae
  2. #ae6a2a
  3. #2cae2a
  4. #2a6eae

Monochromatic

  1. #320c33
  2. #6f1b70
  3. #ac2aae
  4. #d350d5
  5. #e28de4

Shades

#ac2aae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac2aae
  2. #9b269d
  3. #8a228b
  4. #781d7a
  5. #671968
  6. #561557
  7. #451146
  8. #340d34
  9. #220823
  10. #110411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac2aae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac2aae
  2. #b43fb6
  3. #bd55be
  4. #c56ac6
  5. #cd7fce
  6. #d695d7
  7. #deaadf
  8. #e6bfe7
  9. #eed4ef
  10. #f7eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac2aae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac2aae
  2. #a833a9
  3. #a33ba5
  4. #9f44a0
  5. #9a4c9c
  6. #965597
  7. #925e92
  8. #8d668e
  9. #896f89
  10. #847785
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885589 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #025cb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d6cab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1406b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #714db0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e59ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af398b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac2aae {
  color: #ac2aae;
}
Background
.bg-ac2aae {
  background-color: #ac2aae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac2aae {
  border: 2px solid #ac2aae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac2aae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 42 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 61% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac2aae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac2aae, #ae2a6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac2aae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 42 174 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.69 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.97 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.14 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.39 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.25 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.56 #53d551 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ac2aae  rgb(172, 42, 174)  hsl(299, 61%, 42%)  Purpureus
#2cae2a  rgb(44, 174, 42)  hsl(119, 61%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#aeac2a  rgb(174, 172, 42)  hsl(59, 61%, 42%)  Brass
#2aaeac  rgb(42, 174, 172)  hsl(179, 61%, 42%)  Verdigris