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#AE28E2

#ae28e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae28e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 15.69% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.01% cyan, 82.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 283.23°, with 76.23% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1601

Complementary

  1. #ae28e2
  2. #5ce228

Split complementary

  1. #ae28e2
  2. #b9e228
  3. #28e251

Analogous

  1. #5128e2
  2. #ae28e2
  3. #e228b9

Triadic

  1. #ae28e2
  2. #e2ae28
  3. #28e2ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae28e2
  2. #e2285c
  3. #5ce228
  4. #28e2ae

Square

  1. #ae28e2
  2. #e25128
  3. #5ce228
  4. #28b9e2

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0d64
  2. #7f17a7
  3. #ae28e2
  4. #c76beb
  5. #e1aff4

Shades

#ae28e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae28e2
  2. #9d24cb
  3. #8b20b5
  4. #7a1c9e
  5. #681888
  6. #571471
  7. #46105a
  8. #340c44
  9. #23082d
  10. #110417
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae28e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae28e2
  2. #b63ee5
  3. #be53e8
  4. #c669eb
  5. #ce7eee
  6. #d794f1
  7. #dfa9f3
  8. #e7bff6
  9. #efd4f9
  10. #f7eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae28e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae28e2
  2. #a931d8
  3. #a53ace
  4. #a042c5
  5. #9c4bbb
  6. #9754b1
  7. #925da7
  8. #8e669d
  9. #896e94
  10. #85778a
  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 #8d5baa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0172de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a85988 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6456e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725de0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab4ab3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae28e2 {
  color: #ae28e2;
}
Background
.bg-ae28e2 {
  background-color: #ae28e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae28e2 {
  border: 2px solid #ae28e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae28e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 40 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 76% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae28e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae28e2, #e228b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae28e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 40 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.04 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.93 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.59 #51d71d Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ae28e2  rgb(174, 40, 226)  hsl(283, 76%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#5ce228  rgb(92, 226, 40)  hsl(103, 76%, 52%)  Lime Green
#e2ae28  rgb(226, 174, 40)  hsl(43, 76%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#28e2ae  rgb(40, 226, 174)  hsl(163, 76%, 52%)  Caribbean Green