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#AE12E5

#ae12e5 ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ae12e5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 7.06% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.02% cyan, 92.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 284.36°, with 85.43% saturation and 48.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 4.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1509

Complementary

  1. #ae12e5
  2. #49e512

Split complementary

  1. #ae12e5
  2. #b2e512
  3. #12e544

Analogous

  1. #4412e5
  2. #ae12e5
  3. #e512b2

Triadic

  1. #ae12e5
  2. #e5ae12
  3. #12e5ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae12e5
  2. #e51249
  3. #49e512
  4. #12e5ae

Square

  1. #ae12e5
  2. #e54412
  3. #49e512
  4. #12b2e5

Monochromatic

  1. #420757
  2. #780c9e
  3. #ae12e5
  4. #c852f1
  5. #de99f7

Shades

#ae12e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae12e5
  2. #9d10ce
  3. #8b0eb7
  4. #7a0da0
  5. #680b89
  6. #570973
  7. #46075c
  8. #340545
  9. #23042e
  10. #110217
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae12e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae12e5
  2. #b62ae8
  3. #be41ea
  4. #c659ed
  5. #ce71ef
  6. #d789f2
  7. #dfa0f5
  8. #e7b8f7
  9. #efd0fa
  10. #f7e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae12e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae12e5
  2. #a91ddb
  3. #a528d1
  4. #a033c7
  5. #9c3ebd
  6. #9749b3
  7. #9254a8
  8. #8e5f9e
  9. #896a94
  10. #85758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b56aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fe1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a85488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f50e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f58e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa42b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae12e5 {
  color: #ae12e5;
}
Background
.bg-ae12e5 {
  background-color: #ae12e5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae12e5 {
  border: 2px solid #ae12e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae12e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 18 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae12e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae12e5, #e512b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae12e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 18 229 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.23 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.66 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.80 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.95 #51ed1a Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#ae12e5  rgb(174, 18, 229)  hsl(284, 85%, 48%)  Vivid Violet
#49e512  rgb(73, 229, 18)  hsl(104, 85%, 48%)  Neon Green
#e5ae12  rgb(229, 174, 18)  hsl(44, 85%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#12e5ae  rgb(18, 229, 174)  hsl(164, 85%, 48%)  Caribbean Green