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#AE138F

#ae138f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae138f is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 7.45% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.08% magenta, 17.82% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 312°, with 80.31% saturation and 37.84% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.75.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1145

Complementary

  1. #ae138f
  2. #13ae32

Split complementary

  1. #ae138f
  2. #41ae13
  3. #13ae7f

Analogous

  1. #7f13ae
  2. #ae138f
  3. #ae1341

Triadic

  1. #ae138f
  2. #8fae13
  3. #138fae

Tetradic

  1. #ae138f
  2. #ae3213
  3. #13ae32
  4. #138fae

Square

  1. #ae138f
  2. #ae7f13
  3. #13ae32
  4. #1341ae

Monochromatic

  1. #24041e
  2. #690b56
  3. #ae138f
  4. #e726c1
  5. #ef6bd5

Shades

#ae138f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae138f
  2. #9d1181
  3. #8b0f72
  4. #7a0d64
  5. #680b56
  6. #570a48
  7. #460839
  8. #34062b
  9. #23041d
  10. #11020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae138f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae138f
  2. #b62b9a
  3. #be42a5
  4. #c65ab1
  5. #ce71bc
  6. #d789c7
  7. #dfa1d2
  8. #e7b8dd
  9. #efd0e9
  10. #f7e7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae138f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae138f
  2. #a91e8e
  3. #a5298c
  4. #a0348b
  5. #9c3f89
  6. #974a88
  7. #925486
  8. #8e5f85
  9. #896a83
  10. #857582
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #864b75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #215092 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #58678c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b81f55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #754091 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83528d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b41b71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae138f {
  color: #ae138f;
}
Background
.bg-ae138f {
  background-color: #ae138f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae138f {
  border: 2px solid #ae138f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae138f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 19 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 80% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae138f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae138f, #ae1341);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae138f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 19 143 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.75 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.92 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.92 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.31 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.82 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.37 #51ec70 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ae138f  rgb(174, 19, 143)  hsl(312, 80%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#13ae32  rgb(19, 174, 50)  hsl(132, 80%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#8fae13  rgb(143, 174, 19)  hsl(72, 80%, 38%)  Apple Green
#138fae  rgb(19, 143, 174)  hsl(192, 80%, 38%)  Bondi Blue