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#AE0A8A

#ae0a8a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae0a8a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 3.92% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.25% magenta, 20.69% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 313.17°, with 89.13% saturation and 36.08% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.51.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1105

Complementary

  1. #ae0a8a
  2. #0aae2e

Split complementary

  1. #ae0a8a
  2. #38ae0a
  3. #0aae80

Analogous

  1. #800aae
  2. #ae0a8a
  3. #ae0a38

Triadic

  1. #ae0a8a
  2. #8aae0a
  3. #0a8aae

Tetradic

  1. #ae0a8a
  2. #ae2e0a
  3. #0aae2e
  4. #0a8aae

Square

  1. #ae0a8a
  2. #ae800a
  3. #0aae2e
  4. #0a38ae

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0217
  2. #660651
  3. #ae0a8a
  4. #f113c1
  5. #f65bd4

Shades

#ae0a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae0a8a
  2. #9d097c
  3. #8b086e
  4. #7a0761
  5. #680653
  6. #570545
  7. #460437
  8. #340329
  9. #23021c
  10. #11010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae0a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae0a8a
  2. #b62396
  3. #be3ba1
  4. #c654ad
  5. #ce6cb9
  6. #d785c5
  7. #df9dd0
  8. #e7b6dc
  9. #efcee8
  10. #f7e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae0a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae0a8a
  2. #a91689
  3. #a52288
  4. #a02d87
  5. #9c3986
  6. #974585
  7. #925184
  8. #8e5d83
  9. #896882
  10. #857481
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854972 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #214e8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #596687 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b91451 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #753d8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845088 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5116c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae0a8a {
  color: #ae0a8a;
}
Background
.bg-ae0a8a {
  background-color: #ae0a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae0a8a {
  border: 2px solid #ae0a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae0a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 10 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae0a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae0a8a, #ae0a38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae0a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 10 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.51 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.99 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.20 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.26 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.15 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.72 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.40 #51f575 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ae0a8a  rgb(174, 10, 138)  hsl(313, 89%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#0aae2e  rgb(10, 174, 46)  hsl(133, 89%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#8aae0a  rgb(138, 174, 10)  hsl(73, 89%, 36%)  Apple Green
#0a8aae  rgb(10, 138, 174)  hsl(193, 89%, 36%)  Bondi Blue