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#AE1981

#ae1981 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae1981 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 9.8% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.63% magenta, 25.86% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 318.12°, with 74.87% saturation and 39.02% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1128

Complementary

  1. #ae1981
  2. #19ae46

Split complementary

  1. #ae1981
  2. #37ae19
  3. #19ae90

Analogous

  1. #9019ae
  2. #ae1981
  3. #ae1937

Triadic

  1. #ae1981
  2. #81ae19
  3. #1981ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae1981
  2. #ae4619
  3. #19ae46
  4. #1981ae

Square

  1. #ae1981
  2. #ae9019
  3. #19ae46
  4. #1937ae

Monochromatic

  1. #28061e
  2. #6b0f4f
  3. #ae1981
  4. #e232ad
  5. #eb75c7

Shades

#ae1981 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae1981
  2. #9d1774
  3. #8b1467
  4. #7a125a
  5. #680f4d
  6. #570d41
  7. #460a34
  8. #340827
  9. #23051a
  10. #11030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae1981 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae1981
  2. #b6308e
  3. #be479a
  4. #c65ea7
  5. #ce75b3
  6. #d78cc0
  7. #dfa3cd
  8. #e7bad9
  9. #efd1e6
  10. #f7e8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae1981 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae1981
  2. #a92381
  3. #a52e81
  4. #a03881
  5. #9c4281
  6. #974d81
  7. #925780
  8. #8e6180
  9. #896b80
  10. #857680
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #864c6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #304f83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f677e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba164e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #784083 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86527f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b51766 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae1981 {
  color: #ae1981;
}
Background
.bg-ae1981 {
  background-color: #ae1981;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae1981 {
  border: 2px solid #ae1981;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae1981;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 25 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 75% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae1981 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae1981, #ae1937);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae1981 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 25 129 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.21 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.31 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.98 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 8.99 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.58 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.67 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.75 #51e67e Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ae1981  rgb(174, 25, 129)  hsl(318, 75%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#19ae46  rgb(25, 174, 70)  hsl(138, 75%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green
#81ae19  rgb(129, 174, 25)  hsl(78, 75%, 39%)  Apple Green
#1981ae  rgb(25, 129, 174)  hsl(198, 75%, 39%)  Cerulean