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#AE28EB

#ae28eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ae28eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.96% cyan, 82.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 281.23°, with 82.98% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1651

Complementary

  1. #ae28eb
  2. #65eb28

Split complementary

  1. #ae28eb
  2. #c7eb28
  3. #28eb4c

Analogous

  1. #4c28eb
  2. #ae28eb
  3. #eb28c7

Triadic

  1. #ae28eb
  2. #ebae28
  3. #28ebae

Tetradic

  1. #ae28eb
  2. #eb2865
  3. #65eb28
  4. #28ebae

Square

  1. #ae28eb
  2. #eb4c28
  3. #65eb28
  4. #28c7eb

Monochromatic

  1. #500a70
  2. #8211b6
  3. #ae28eb
  4. #c86ef2
  5. #e3b4f8

Shades

#ae28eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae28eb
  2. #9d24d4
  3. #8b20bc
  4. #7a1ca5
  5. #68188d
  6. #571476
  7. #46105e
  8. #340c47
  9. #23082f
  10. #110418
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae28eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae28eb
  2. #b63eed
  3. #be53ef
  4. #c669f1
  5. #ce7ef3
  6. #d794f5
  7. #dfa9f7
  8. #e7bff9
  9. #efd4fb
  10. #f7eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae28eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae28eb
  2. #a931e0
  3. #a53ad6
  4. #a042cb
  5. #9c4bc0
  6. #9754b6
  7. #925dab
  8. #8e66a0
  9. #896e95
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5caf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a65d8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6158ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f5ee9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a94dba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae28eb {
  color: #ae28eb;
}
Background
.bg-ae28eb {
  background-color: #ae28eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae28eb {
  border: 2px solid #ae28eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae28eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 40 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae28eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae28eb, #eb28c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae28eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 40 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.30 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.69 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.74 #51d714 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ae28eb  rgb(174, 40, 235)  hsl(281, 83%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#65eb28  rgb(101, 235, 40)  hsl(101, 83%, 54%)  Lawn Green
#ebae28  rgb(235, 174, 40)  hsl(41, 83%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#28ebae  rgb(40, 235, 174)  hsl(161, 83%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green