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#AE007F

#ae007f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae007f is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 0% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 27.01% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 316.21°, with 100% saturation and 34.12% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.

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Web safe#990066
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Relative luminance0.1053

Complementary

  1. #ae007f
  2. #00ae2f

Split complementary

  1. #ae007f
  2. #28ae00
  3. #00ae86

Analogous

  1. #8600ae
  2. #ae007f
  3. #ae0028

Triadic

  1. #ae007f
  2. #7fae00
  3. #007fae

Tetradic

  1. #ae007f
  2. #ae2f00
  3. #00ae2f
  4. #007fae

Square

  1. #ae007f
  2. #ae8600
  3. #00ae2f
  4. #0028ae

Monochromatic

  1. #15000f
  2. #620047
  3. #ae007f
  4. #fb00b7
  5. #ff48ce

Shades

#ae007f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae007f
  2. #9d0072
  3. #8b0066
  4. #7a0059
  5. #68004c
  6. #570040
  7. #460033
  8. #340026
  9. #230019
  10. #11000d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae007f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae007f
  2. #b61a8c
  3. #be3399
  4. #c64da5
  5. #ce66b2
  6. #d780bf
  7. #df99cc
  8. #e7b3d9
  9. #efcce5
  10. #f7e6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae007f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae007f
  2. #a90d7f
  3. #a51a7f
  4. #a0267f
  5. #9c337f
  6. #974080
  7. #924d80
  8. #8e5a80
  9. #896680
  10. #857380
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84476b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #284b82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c647c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba0049 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #763a81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #854e7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b60063 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae007f {
  color: #ae007f;
}
Background
.bg-ae007f {
  background-color: #ae007f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae007f {
  border: 2px solid #ae007f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae007f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 0 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae007f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae007f, #ae0028);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae007f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 0 127 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.00 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.05 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.82 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.95 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.99 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.12 #800080 Purple ΔE 10.29 #51ff80 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ae007f  rgb(174, 0, 127)  hsl(316, 100%, 34%)  Medium Violet Red
#00ae2f  rgb(0, 174, 47)  hsl(136, 100%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#7fae00  rgb(127, 174, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 34%)  Apple Green
#007fae  rgb(0, 127, 174)  hsl(196, 100%, 34%)  Cerulean