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#AE2BE8

#ae2be8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae2be8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 16.86% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 81.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 281.59°, with 80.43% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1655

Complementary

  1. #ae2be8
  2. #65e82b

Split complementary

  1. #ae2be8
  2. #c3e82b
  3. #2be84f

Analogous

  1. #4f2be8
  2. #ae2be8
  3. #e82bc3

Triadic

  1. #ae2be8
  2. #e8ae2b
  3. #2be8ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2be8
  2. #e82b65
  3. #65e82b
  4. #2be8ae

Square

  1. #ae2be8
  2. #e84f2b
  3. #65e82b
  4. #2bc3e8

Monochromatic

  1. #500c6e
  2. #8213b3
  3. #ae2be8
  4. #c870ef
  5. #e3b5f7

Shades

#ae2be8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2be8
  2. #9d27d1
  3. #8b22ba
  4. #7a1ea2
  5. #681a8b
  6. #571674
  7. #46115d
  8. #340d46
  9. #23092e
  10. #110417
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2be8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2be8
  2. #b640ea
  3. #be55ed
  4. #c66bef
  5. #ce80f1
  6. #d795f4
  7. #dfaaf6
  8. #e7bff8
  9. #efd5fa
  10. #f7eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2be8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2be8
  2. #a934de
  3. #a53cd3
  4. #a045c9
  5. #9c4dbe
  6. #9756b4
  7. #925eaa
  8. #8e679f
  9. #896f95
  10. #85788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5dae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a75d8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6358eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #715fe6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa4db8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2be8 {
  color: #ae2be8;
}
Background
.bg-ae2be8 {
  background-color: #ae2be8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2be8 {
  border: 2px solid #ae2be8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2be8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 43 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 80% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2be8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2be8, #e82bc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2be8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 43 232 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.43 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.40 #51d417 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ae2be8  rgb(174, 43, 232)  hsl(282, 80%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#65e82b  rgb(101, 232, 43)  hsl(102, 80%, 54%)  Lawn Green
#e8ae2b  rgb(232, 174, 43)  hsl(42, 80%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#2be8ae  rgb(43, 232, 174)  hsl(162, 80%, 54%)  Caribbean Green