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#AE03E4

#ae03e4 ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ae03e4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 1.18% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.68% cyan, 98.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 285.6°, with 97.4% saturation and 45.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 4.17.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1467

Complementary

  1. #ae03e4
  2. #39e403

Split complementary

  1. #ae03e4
  2. #a9e403
  3. #03e43d

Analogous

  1. #3d03e4
  2. #ae03e4
  3. #e403a9

Triadic

  1. #ae03e4
  2. #e4ae03
  3. #03e4ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae03e4
  2. #e40339
  3. #39e403
  4. #03e4ae

Square

  1. #ae03e4
  2. #e43d03
  3. #39e403
  4. #03a9e4

Monochromatic

  1. #3b014d
  2. #740298
  3. #ae03e4
  4. #cd37fc
  5. #e083fd

Shades

#ae03e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae03e4
  2. #9d03cd
  3. #8b02b6
  4. #7a02a0
  5. #680289
  6. #570272
  7. #46015b
  8. #340144
  9. #23012e
  10. #110017
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae03e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae03e4
  2. #b61ce7
  3. #be35e9
  4. #c64fec
  5. #ce68ef
  6. #d781f2
  7. #df9af4
  8. #e7b3f7
  9. #efcdfa
  10. #f7e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae03e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae03e4
  2. #a910da
  3. #a51cd0
  4. #a029c6
  5. #9c35bc
  6. #9742b2
  7. #924ea8
  8. #8e5b9e
  9. #896794
  10. #85748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b54a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ee0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a85186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f4ee7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e56e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab3fb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae03e4 {
  color: #ae03e4;
}
Background
.bg-ae03e4 {
  background-color: #ae03e4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae03e4 {
  border: 2px solid #ae03e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae03e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 3 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae03e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae03e4, #e403a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae03e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 3 228 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.17 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.91 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.58 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.99 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.95 #51fc1b Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#ae03e4  rgb(174, 3, 228)  hsl(286, 97%, 45%)  Vivid Violet
#39e403  rgb(57, 228, 3)  hsl(106, 97%, 45%)  Lime
#e4ae03  rgb(228, 174, 3)  hsl(46, 97%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#03e4ae  rgb(3, 228, 174)  hsl(166, 97%, 45%)  Caribbean Green