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#AE28EA

#ae28ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ae28ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 15.69% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.64% cyan, 82.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 281.44°, with 82.2% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.1646

Complementary

  1. #ae28ea
  2. #64ea28

Split complementary

  1. #ae28ea
  2. #c5ea28
  3. #28ea4d

Analogous

  1. #4d28ea
  2. #ae28ea
  3. #ea28c5

Triadic

  1. #ae28ea
  2. #eaae28
  3. #28eaae

Tetradic

  1. #ae28ea
  2. #ea2864
  3. #64ea28
  4. #28eaae

Square

  1. #ae28ea
  2. #ea4d28
  3. #64ea28
  4. #28c5ea

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0b6e
  2. #8212b4
  3. #ae28ea
  4. #c86ef1
  5. #e3b3f8

Shades

#ae28ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae28ea
  2. #9d24d3
  3. #8b20bb
  4. #7a1ca4
  5. #68188c
  6. #571475
  7. #46105e
  8. #340c46
  9. #23082f
  10. #110417
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae28ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae28ea
  2. #b63eec
  3. #be53ee
  4. #c669f0
  5. #ce7ef2
  6. #d794f5
  7. #dfa9f7
  8. #e7bff9
  9. #efd4fb
  10. #f7eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae28ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae28ea
  2. #a931df
  3. #a53ad5
  4. #a042ca
  5. #9c4bc0
  6. #9754b5
  7. #925daa
  8. #8e66a0
  9. #896e95
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5caf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a65c8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6158ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #705ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a94dba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae28ea {
  color: #ae28ea;
}
Background
.bg-ae28ea {
  background-color: #ae28ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae28ea {
  border: 2px solid #ae28ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae28ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 40 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae28ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae28ea, #ea28c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae28ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 40 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.47 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.29 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.72 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.72 #51d715 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ae28ea  rgb(174, 40, 234)  hsl(281, 82%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#64ea28  rgb(100, 234, 40)  hsl(101, 82%, 54%)  Lawn Green
#eaae28  rgb(234, 174, 40)  hsl(41, 82%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#28eaae  rgb(40, 234, 174)  hsl(161, 82%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green