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#AE2AAA

#ae2aaa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae2aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.86% magenta, 2.3% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 301.82°, with 61.11% saturation and 42.35% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 6.4.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1356

Complementary

  1. #ae2aaa
  2. #2aae2e

Split complementary

  1. #ae2aaa
  2. #68ae2a
  3. #2aae70

Analogous

  1. #702aae
  2. #ae2aaa
  3. #ae2a68

Triadic

  1. #ae2aaa
  2. #aaae2a
  3. #2aaaae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2aaa
  2. #ae2e2a
  3. #2aae2e
  4. #2aaaae

Square

  1. #ae2aaa
  2. #ae702a
  3. #2aae2e
  4. #2a68ae

Monochromatic

  1. #330c32
  2. #701b6e
  3. #ae2aaa
  4. #d550d1
  5. #e48de1

Shades

#ae2aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2aaa
  2. #9d2699
  3. #8b2288
  4. #7a1d77
  5. #681966
  6. #571555
  7. #461144
  8. #340d33
  9. #230822
  10. #110411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2aaa
  2. #b63fb3
  3. #be55bb
  4. #c66ac4
  5. #ce7fcc
  6. #d795d5
  7. #dfaadd
  8. #e7bfe6
  9. #efd4ee
  10. #f7eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2aaa
  2. #a933a6
  3. #a53ba2
  4. #a0449d
  5. #9c4c99
  6. #975595
  7. #925e91
  8. #8e668d
  9. #896f88
  10. #857784
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895587 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #135cad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #526da7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b43e69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744cac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #815aa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b23788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2aaa {
  color: #ae2aaa;
}
Background
.bg-ae2aaa {
  background-color: #ae2aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2aaa {
  border: 2px solid #ae2aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 61% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2aaa, #ae2a68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.40 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.58 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.73 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.45 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.68 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.82 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.25 #51d555 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ae2aaa  rgb(174, 42, 170)  hsl(302, 61%, 42%)  Purpureus
#2aae2e  rgb(42, 174, 46)  hsl(122, 61%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#aaae2a  rgb(170, 174, 42)  hsl(62, 61%, 42%)  Brass
#2aaaae  rgb(42, 170, 174)  hsl(182, 61%, 42%)  Verdigris