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#AE16EB

#ae16eb ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ae16eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 8.63% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.96% cyan, 90.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 282.82°, with 84.19% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1557

Complementary

  1. #ae16eb
  2. #53eb16

Split complementary

  1. #ae16eb
  2. #bdeb16
  3. #16eb44

Analogous

  1. #4416eb
  2. #ae16eb
  3. #eb16bd

Triadic

  1. #ae16eb
  2. #ebae16
  3. #16ebae

Tetradic

  1. #ae16eb
  2. #eb1653
  3. #53eb16
  4. #16ebae

Square

  1. #ae16eb
  2. #eb4416
  3. #53eb16
  4. #16bdeb

Monochromatic

  1. #470860
  2. #7b0ea6
  3. #ae16eb
  4. #c65cf1
  5. #dfa3f7

Shades

#ae16eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae16eb
  2. #9d14d4
  3. #8b12bc
  4. #7a0fa5
  5. #680d8d
  6. #570b76
  7. #46095e
  8. #340747
  9. #23042f
  10. #110218
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae16eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae16eb
  2. #b62ded
  3. #be45ef
  4. #c65cf1
  5. #ce73f3
  6. #d78bf5
  7. #dfa2f7
  8. #e7b9f9
  9. #efd0fb
  10. #f7e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae16eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae16eb
  2. #a921e0
  3. #a52bd6
  4. #a036cb
  5. #9c40c0
  6. #974bb6
  7. #9256ab
  8. #8e60a0
  9. #896b95
  10. #85758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c58ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6588b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e53ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d5ae9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a946ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae16eb {
  color: #ae16eb;
}
Background
.bg-ae16eb {
  background-color: #ae16eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae16eb {
  border: 2px solid #ae16eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae16eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 22 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae16eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae16eb, #eb16bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae16eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 22 235 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.68 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.76 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.71 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.98 #51e914 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#ae16eb  rgb(174, 22, 235)  hsl(283, 84%, 50%)  Vivid Violet
#53eb16  rgb(83, 235, 22)  hsl(103, 84%, 50%)  Harlequin
#ebae16  rgb(235, 174, 22)  hsl(43, 84%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#16ebae  rgb(22, 235, 174)  hsl(163, 84%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green