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#AE25EF

#ae25ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ae25ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.2% cyan, 84.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 280.69°, with 86.32% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1655

Complementary

  1. #ae25ef
  2. #66ef25

Split complementary

  1. #ae25ef
  2. #cbef25
  3. #25ef49

Analogous

  1. #4925ef
  2. #ae25ef
  3. #ef25cb

Triadic

  1. #ae25ef
  2. #efae25
  3. #25efae

Tetradic

  1. #ae25ef
  2. #ef2566
  3. #66ef25
  4. #25efae

Square

  1. #ae25ef
  2. #ef4925
  3. #66ef25
  4. #25cbef

Monochromatic

  1. #500873
  2. #820eba
  3. #ae25ef
  4. #c86cf4
  5. #e3b4f9

Shades

#ae25ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae25ef
  2. #9d21d7
  3. #8b1ebf
  4. #7a1aa7
  5. #68168f
  6. #571378
  7. #460f60
  8. #340b48
  9. #230730
  10. #110418
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae25ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae25ef
  2. #b63bf1
  3. #be51f2
  4. #c666f4
  5. #ce7cf5
  6. #d792f7
  7. #dfa8f9
  8. #e7befa
  9. #efd3fc
  10. #f7e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae25ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae25ef
  2. #a92ee4
  3. #a537d9
  4. #a040ce
  5. #9c49c3
  6. #9753b8
  7. #925cac
  8. #8e65a1
  9. #896e96
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f58f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d5ded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a94dbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae25ef {
  color: #ae25ef;
}
Background
.bg-ae25ef {
  background-color: #ae25ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae25ef {
  border: 2px solid #ae25ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae25ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 37 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae25ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae25ef, #ef25cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae25ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 37 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.26 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.39 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.08 #51da10 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ae25ef  rgb(174, 37, 239)  hsl(281, 86%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#66ef25  rgb(102, 239, 37)  hsl(101, 86%, 54%)  Lawn Green
#efae25  rgb(239, 174, 37)  hsl(41, 86%, 54%)  Marigold
#25efae  rgb(37, 239, 174)  hsl(161, 86%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green