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#AE078D

#ae078d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae078d is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 2.75% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.98% magenta, 18.97% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 311.86°, with 92.27% saturation and 35.49% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.9.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1107

Complementary

  1. #ae078d
  2. #07ae28

Split complementary

  1. #ae078d
  2. #39ae07
  3. #07ae7c

Analogous

  1. #7c07ae
  2. #ae078d
  3. #ae0739

Triadic

  1. #ae078d
  2. #8dae07
  3. #078dae

Tetradic

  1. #ae078d
  2. #ae2807
  3. #07ae28
  4. #078dae

Square

  1. #ae078d
  2. #ae7c07
  3. #07ae28
  4. #0739ae

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0116
  2. #640451
  3. #ae078d
  4. #f50cc7
  5. #f856d8

Shades

#ae078d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae078d
  2. #9d067f
  3. #8b0671
  4. #7a0563
  5. #680455
  6. #570447
  7. #460338
  8. #34022a
  9. #23011c
  10. #11010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae078d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae078d
  2. #b62098
  3. #be39a4
  4. #c651af
  5. #ce6abb
  6. #d783c6
  7. #df9cd1
  8. #e7b5dd
  9. #efcde8
  10. #f7e6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae078d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae078d
  2. #a9138c
  3. #a51f8a
  4. #a02b89
  5. #9c3788
  6. #974487
  7. #925085
  8. #8e5c84
  9. #896883
  10. #857481
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854973 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d4e90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #58668a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b91652 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #753d8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83508b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5116e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae078d {
  color: #ae078d;
}
Background
.bg-ae078d {
  background-color: #ae078d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae078d {
  border: 2px solid #ae078d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae078d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 7 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 92% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae078d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae078d, #ae0739);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae078d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 7 141 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.90 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.67 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.01 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.28 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.51 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.74 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.85 #51f872 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ae078d  rgb(174, 7, 141)  hsl(312, 92%, 35%)  Medium Violet Red
#07ae28  rgb(7, 174, 40)  hsl(132, 92%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#8dae07  rgb(141, 174, 7)  hsl(72, 92%, 35%)  Apple Green
#078dae  rgb(7, 141, 174)  hsl(192, 92%, 35%)  Bondi Blue