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#AE29EB

#ae29eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ae29eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 16.08% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.96% cyan, 82.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 281.13°, with 82.91% 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 3.2.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1658

Complementary

  1. #ae29eb
  2. #66eb29

Split complementary

  1. #ae29eb
  2. #c7eb29
  3. #29eb4d

Analogous

  1. #4d29eb
  2. #ae29eb
  3. #eb29c7

Triadic

  1. #ae29eb
  2. #ebae29
  3. #29ebae

Tetradic

  1. #ae29eb
  2. #eb2966
  3. #66eb29
  4. #29ebae

Square

  1. #ae29eb
  2. #eb4d29
  3. #66eb29
  4. #29c7eb

Monochromatic

  1. #500b71
  2. #8211b6
  3. #ae29eb
  4. #c86ff2
  5. #e3b5f8

Shades

#ae29eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae29eb
  2. #9d25d4
  3. #8b21bc
  4. #7a1da5
  5. #68198d
  6. #571576
  7. #46105e
  8. #340c47
  9. #23082f
  10. #110418
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae29eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae29eb
  2. #b63eed
  3. #be54ef
  4. #c669f1
  5. #ce7ff3
  6. #d794f5
  7. #dfa9f7
  8. #e7bff9
  9. #efd4fb
  10. #f7eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae29eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae29eb
  2. #a932e0
  3. #a53ad6
  4. #a043cb
  5. #9c4cc0
  6. #9755b6
  7. #925dab
  8. #8e66a0
  9. #896f95
  10. #85778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5db0 ≈ 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 #a94dbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae29eb {
  color: #ae29eb;
}
Background
.bg-ae29eb {
  background-color: #ae29eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae29eb {
  border: 2px solid #ae29eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae29eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 41 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae29eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae29eb, #eb29c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae29eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 41 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.20 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.14 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.75 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.57 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.65 #51d614 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ae29eb  rgb(174, 41, 235)  hsl(281, 83%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#66eb29  rgb(102, 235, 41)  hsl(101, 83%, 54%)  Lawn Green
#ebae29  rgb(235, 174, 41)  hsl(41, 83%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#29ebae  rgb(41, 235, 174)  hsl(161, 83%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green