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#AE1BEF

#ae1bef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ae1bef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 10.59% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.2% cyan, 88.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 281.6°, with 86.89% saturation and 52.16% 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 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.1601

Complementary

  1. #ae1bef
  2. #5cef1b

Split complementary

  1. #ae1bef
  2. #c6ef1b
  3. #1bef44

Analogous

  1. #441bef
  2. #ae1bef
  3. #ef1bc6

Triadic

  1. #ae1bef
  2. #efae1b
  3. #1befae

Tetradic

  1. #ae1bef
  2. #ef1b5c
  3. #5cef1b
  4. #1befae

Square

  1. #ae1bef
  2. #ef441b
  3. #5cef1b
  4. #1bc6ef

Monochromatic

  1. #4b076a
  2. #7f0cb1
  3. #ae1bef
  4. #c762f4
  5. #e1aaf9

Shades

#ae1bef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae1bef
  2. #9d18d7
  3. #8b16bf
  4. #7a13a7
  5. #68108f
  6. #570e78
  7. #460b60
  8. #340848
  9. #230530
  10. #110318
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae1bef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae1bef
  2. #b632f1
  3. #be49f2
  4. #c65ff4
  5. #ce76f5
  6. #d78df7
  7. #dfa4f9
  8. #e7bbfa
  9. #efd1fc
  10. #f7e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae1bef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae1bef
  2. #a925e4
  3. #a52fd9
  4. #a039ce
  5. #9c43c3
  6. #974eb8
  7. #9258ac
  8. #8e62a1
  9. #896c96
  10. #85768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d59b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d55f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c5bed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a949bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae1bef {
  color: #ae1bef;
}
Background
.bg-ae1bef {
  background-color: #ae1bef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae1bef {
  border: 2px solid #ae1bef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae1bef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 27 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae1bef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae1bef, #ef1bc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae1bef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 27 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.56 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.89 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.90 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.76 #51e410 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ae1bef  rgb(174, 27, 239)  hsl(282, 87%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#5cef1b  rgb(92, 239, 27)  hsl(102, 87%, 52%)  Harlequin
#efae1b  rgb(239, 174, 27)  hsl(42, 87%, 52%)  Marigold
#1befae  rgb(27, 239, 174)  hsl(162, 87%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green