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#AE23EC

#ae23ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ae23ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 13.73% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.27% cyan, 85.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 281.49°, with 84.1% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.26.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1626

Complementary

  1. #ae23ec
  2. #61ec23

Split complementary

  1. #ae23ec
  2. #c6ec23
  3. #23ec4a

Analogous

  1. #4a23ec
  2. #ae23ec
  3. #ec23c6

Triadic

  1. #ae23ec
  2. #ecae23
  3. #23ecae

Tetradic

  1. #ae23ec
  2. #ec2361
  3. #61ec23
  4. #23ecae

Square

  1. #ae23ec
  2. #ec4a23
  3. #61ec23
  4. #23c6ec

Monochromatic

  1. #4e096d
  2. #810fb3
  3. #ae23ec
  4. #c869f2
  5. #e2b0f8

Shades

#ae23ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae23ec
  2. #9d20d4
  3. #8b1cbd
  4. #7a19a5
  5. #68158e
  6. #571276
  7. #460e5e
  8. #340b47
  9. #23072f
  10. #110418
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae23ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae23ec
  2. #b639ee
  3. #be4ff0
  4. #c665f2
  5. #ce7bf4
  6. #d791f6
  7. #dfa7f7
  8. #e7bdf9
  9. #efd3fb
  10. #f7e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae23ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae23ec
  2. #a92ce1
  3. #a536d6
  4. #a03fcc
  5. #9c48c1
  6. #9752b6
  7. #925bab
  8. #8e64a0
  9. #896d96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5bb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a65c8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f56ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e5dea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a94bbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae23ec {
  color: #ae23ec;
}
Background
.bg-ae23ec {
  background-color: #ae23ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae23ec {
  border: 2px solid #ae23ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae23ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 35 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae23ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae23ec, #ec23c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae23ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 35 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.09 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.36 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.16 #51dc13 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ae23ec  rgb(174, 35, 236)  hsl(281, 84%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#61ec23  rgb(97, 236, 35)  hsl(101, 84%, 53%)  Harlequin
#ecae23  rgb(236, 174, 35)  hsl(41, 84%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#23ecae  rgb(35, 236, 174)  hsl(161, 84%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green