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#AE25ED

#ae25ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ae25ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 14.51% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.58% cyan, 84.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 281.1°, with 84.75% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1644

Complementary

  1. #ae25ed
  2. #64ed25

Split complementary

  1. #ae25ed
  2. #c8ed25
  3. #25ed4a

Analogous

  1. #4a25ed
  2. #ae25ed
  3. #ed25c8

Triadic

  1. #ae25ed
  2. #edae25
  3. #25edae

Tetradic

  1. #ae25ed
  2. #ed2564
  3. #64ed25
  4. #25edae

Square

  1. #ae25ed
  2. #ed4a25
  3. #64ed25
  4. #25c8ed

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0970
  2. #820fb6
  3. #ae25ed
  4. #c86cf3
  5. #e3b2f9

Shades

#ae25ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae25ed
  2. #9d21d5
  3. #8b1ebe
  4. #7a1aa6
  5. #68168e
  6. #571377
  7. #460f5f
  8. #340b47
  9. #23072f
  10. #110418
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae25ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae25ed
  2. #b63bef
  3. #be51f1
  4. #c666f2
  5. #ce7cf4
  6. #d792f6
  7. #dfa8f8
  8. #e7befa
  9. #efd3fb
  10. #f7e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae25ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae25ed
  2. #a92ee2
  3. #a537d7
  4. #a040cc
  5. #9c49c1
  6. #9753b7
  7. #925cac
  8. #8e65a1
  9. #896e96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5cb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55d8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f57f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e5deb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a94cbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae25ed {
  color: #ae25ed;
}
Background
.bg-ae25ed {
  background-color: #ae25ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae25ed {
  border: 2px solid #ae25ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae25ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 37 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae25ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae25ed, #ed25c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae25ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 37 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.12 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.13 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.20 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.44 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.03 #51da12 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ae25ed  rgb(174, 37, 237)  hsl(281, 85%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#64ed25  rgb(100, 237, 37)  hsl(101, 85%, 54%)  Harlequin
#edae25  rgb(237, 174, 37)  hsl(41, 85%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#25edae  rgb(37, 237, 174)  hsl(161, 85%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green