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#AE16EF

#ae16ef ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ae16ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.2% cyan, 90.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 282.03°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.158

Complementary

  1. #ae16ef
  2. #57ef16

Split complementary

  1. #ae16ef
  2. #c3ef16
  3. #16ef42

Analogous

  1. #4216ef
  2. #ae16ef
  3. #ef16c3

Triadic

  1. #ae16ef
  2. #efae16
  3. #16efae

Tetradic

  1. #ae16ef
  2. #ef1657
  3. #57ef16
  4. #16efae

Square

  1. #ae16ef
  2. #ef4216
  3. #57ef16
  4. #16c3ef

Monochromatic

  1. #490765
  2. #7d0cad
  3. #ae16ef
  4. #c75ef4
  5. #e0a5f9

Shades

#ae16ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae16ef
  2. #9d14d7
  3. #8b12bf
  4. #7a0fa7
  5. #680d8f
  6. #570b78
  7. #460960
  8. #340748
  9. #230430
  10. #110218
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae16ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae16ef
  2. #b62df1
  3. #be45f2
  4. #c65cf4
  5. #ce73f5
  6. #d78bf7
  7. #dfa2f9
  8. #e7b9fa
  9. #efd0fc
  10. #f7e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae16ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae16ef
  2. #a921e4
  3. #a52bd9
  4. #a036ce
  5. #9c40c3
  6. #974bb8
  7. #9256ac
  8. #8e60a1
  9. #896b96
  10. #85758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c58b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c53f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c5aed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a948bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae16ef {
  color: #ae16ef;
}
Background
.bg-ae16ef {
  background-color: #ae16ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae16ef {
  border: 2px solid #ae16ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae16ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 22 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae16ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae16ef, #ef16c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae16ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 22 239 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.40 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.15 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.78 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.69 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 10.02 #51e910 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#ae16ef  rgb(174, 22, 239)  hsl(282, 87%, 51%)  Vivid Violet
#57ef16  rgb(87, 239, 22)  hsl(102, 87%, 51%)  Harlequin
#efae16  rgb(239, 174, 22)  hsl(42, 87%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#16efae  rgb(22, 239, 174)  hsl(162, 87%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green