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#AE12E8

#ae12e8 ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ae12e8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 92.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 283.74°, with 85.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1526

Complementary

  1. #ae12e8
  2. #4ce812

Split complementary

  1. #ae12e8
  2. #b7e812
  3. #12e843

Analogous

  1. #4312e8
  2. #ae12e8
  3. #e812b7

Triadic

  1. #ae12e8
  2. #e8ae12
  3. #12e8ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae12e8
  2. #e8124c
  3. #4ce812
  4. #12e8ae

Square

  1. #ae12e8
  2. #e84312
  3. #4ce812
  4. #12b7e8

Monochromatic

  1. #44075a
  2. #790ca1
  3. #ae12e8
  4. #c755f2
  5. #de9cf7

Shades

#ae12e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae12e8
  2. #9d10d1
  3. #8b0eba
  4. #7a0da2
  5. #680b8b
  6. #570974
  7. #46075d
  8. #340546
  9. #23042e
  10. #110217
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae12e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae12e8
  2. #b62aea
  3. #be41ed
  4. #c659ef
  5. #ce71f1
  6. #d789f4
  7. #dfa0f6
  8. #e7b8f8
  9. #efd0fa
  10. #f7e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae12e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae12e8
  2. #a91dde
  3. #a528d3
  4. #a033c9
  5. #9c3ebe
  6. #9749b4
  7. #9254aa
  8. #8e5f9f
  9. #896a95
  10. #85758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c56ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a75589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e51eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e59e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa44b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae12e8 {
  color: #ae12e8;
}
Background
.bg-ae12e8 {
  background-color: #ae12e8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae12e8 {
  border: 2px solid #ae12e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae12e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 18 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae12e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae12e8, #e812b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae12e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 18 232 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.86 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.17 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.63 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.93 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.00 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 10.07 #51ed17 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#ae12e8  rgb(174, 18, 232)  hsl(284, 86%, 49%)  Vivid Violet
#4ce812  rgb(76, 232, 18)  hsl(104, 86%, 49%)  Neon Green
#e8ae12  rgb(232, 174, 18)  hsl(44, 86%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#12e8ae  rgb(18, 232, 174)  hsl(164, 86%, 49%)  Caribbean Green