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#AE0FA5

#ae0fa5 ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae0fa5 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 5.88% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.38% magenta, 5.17% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 303.4°, with 84.13% saturation and 37.06% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 7.65.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1206

Complementary

  1. #ae0fa5
  2. #0fae18

Split complementary

  1. #ae0fa5
  2. #55ae0f
  3. #0fae68

Analogous

  1. #680fae
  2. #ae0fa5
  3. #ae0f55

Triadic

  1. #ae0fa5
  2. #a5ae0f
  3. #0fa5ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae0fa5
  2. #ae180f
  3. #0fae18
  4. #0fa5ae

Square

  1. #ae0fa5
  2. #ae680f
  3. #0fae18
  4. #0f55ae

Monochromatic

  1. #21031f
  2. #680962
  3. #ae0fa5
  4. #ec1ee0
  5. #f264ea

Shades

#ae0fa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae0fa5
  2. #9d0e95
  3. #8b0c84
  4. #7a0b74
  5. #680963
  6. #570853
  7. #460642
  8. #340532
  9. #230321
  10. #110211
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae0fa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae0fa5
  2. #b627ae
  3. #be3fb7
  4. #c657c0
  5. #ce6fc9
  6. #d787d2
  7. #df9fdb
  8. #e7b7e4
  9. #efcfed
  10. #f7e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae0fa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae0fa5
  2. #a91aa1
  3. #a5269e
  4. #a0319a
  5. #9c3c96
  6. #974893
  7. #92538f
  8. #8e5e8b
  9. #896987
  10. #857584
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #874d82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d68a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b52e61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7143a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f53a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b22482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae0fa5 {
  color: #ae0fa5;
}
Background
.bg-ae0fa5 {
  background-color: #ae0fa5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae0fa5 {
  border: 2px solid #ae0fa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae0fa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 15 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 84% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae0fa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae0fa5, #ae0f55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae0fa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 15 165 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.37 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.48 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.48 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.68 #51f05a Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#ae0fa5  rgb(174, 15, 165)  hsl(303, 84%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#0fae18  rgb(15, 174, 24)  hsl(123, 84%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#a5ae0f  rgb(165, 174, 15)  hsl(63, 84%, 37%)  Apple Green
#0fa5ae  rgb(15, 165, 174)  hsl(183, 84%, 37%)  Cadet Blue