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#AE17EF

#ae17ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ae17ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 9.02% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.2% cyan, 90.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 281.94°, with 87.1% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1584

Complementary

  1. #ae17ef
  2. #58ef17

Split complementary

  1. #ae17ef
  2. #c4ef17
  3. #17ef42

Analogous

  1. #4217ef
  2. #ae17ef
  3. #ef17c4

Triadic

  1. #ae17ef
  2. #efae17
  3. #17efae

Tetradic

  1. #ae17ef
  2. #ef1758
  3. #58ef17
  4. #17efae

Square

  1. #ae17ef
  2. #ef4217
  3. #58ef17
  4. #17c4ef

Monochromatic

  1. #490766
  2. #7d0cae
  3. #ae17ef
  4. #c75ff4
  5. #e0a6f9

Shades

#ae17ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae17ef
  2. #9d15d7
  3. #8b12bf
  4. #7a10a7
  5. #680e8f
  6. #570c78
  7. #460960
  8. #340748
  9. #230530
  10. #110218
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae17ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae17ef
  2. #b62ef1
  3. #be45f2
  4. #c65df4
  5. #ce74f5
  6. #d78bf7
  7. #dfa2f9
  8. #e7b9fa
  9. #efd1fc
  10. #f7e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae17ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae17ef
  2. #a922e4
  3. #a52cd9
  4. #a037ce
  5. #9c41c3
  6. #974cb8
  7. #9256ac
  8. #8e61a1
  9. #896b96
  10. #85768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d58b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c54f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c5aed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a948bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae17ef {
  color: #ae17ef;
}
Background
.bg-ae17ef {
  background-color: #ae17ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae17ef {
  border: 2px solid #ae17ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae17ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 23 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae17ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae17ef, #ef17c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae17ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 23 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.16 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.75 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.80 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.74 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.98 #51e810 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ae17ef  rgb(174, 23, 239)  hsl(282, 87%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#58ef17  rgb(88, 239, 23)  hsl(102, 87%, 51%)  Harlequin
#efae17  rgb(239, 174, 23)  hsl(42, 87%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#17efae  rgb(23, 239, 174)  hsl(162, 87%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green