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#AE24EF

#ae24ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ae24ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 14.12% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.2% cyan, 84.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 280.79°, with 86.38% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1649

Complementary

  1. #ae24ef
  2. #65ef24

Split complementary

  1. #ae24ef
  2. #caef24
  3. #24ef49

Analogous

  1. #4924ef
  2. #ae24ef
  3. #ef24ca

Triadic

  1. #ae24ef
  2. #efae24
  3. #24efae

Tetradic

  1. #ae24ef
  2. #ef2465
  3. #65ef24
  4. #24efae

Square

  1. #ae24ef
  2. #ef4924
  3. #65ef24
  4. #24caef

Monochromatic

  1. #500872
  2. #820eb9
  3. #ae24ef
  4. #c86bf4
  5. #e3b3f9

Shades

#ae24ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae24ef
  2. #9d20d7
  3. #8b1dbf
  4. #7a19a7
  5. #68168f
  6. #571278
  7. #460e60
  8. #340b48
  9. #230730
  10. #110418
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae24ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae24ef
  2. #b63af1
  3. #be50f2
  4. #c666f4
  5. #ce7cf5
  6. #d792f7
  7. #dfa7f9
  8. #e7bdfa
  9. #efd3fc
  10. #f7e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae24ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae24ef
  2. #a92de4
  3. #a536d9
  4. #a040ce
  5. #9c49c3
  6. #9752b8
  7. #925bac
  8. #8e64a1
  9. #896e96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e57f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d5ded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a94dbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae24ef {
  color: #ae24ef;
}
Background
.bg-ae24ef {
  background-color: #ae24ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae24ef {
  border: 2px solid #ae24ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae24ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 36 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae24ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae24ef, #ef24ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae24ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 36 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.99 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.15 #51db10 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ae24ef  rgb(174, 36, 239)  hsl(281, 86%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#65ef24  rgb(101, 239, 36)  hsl(101, 86%, 54%)  Lawn Green
#efae24  rgb(239, 174, 36)  hsl(41, 86%, 54%)  Marigold
#24efae  rgb(36, 239, 174)  hsl(161, 86%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green