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#AE2DED

#ae2ded ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ae2ded is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 17.65% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.58% cyan, 81.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 280.31°, with 84.21% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1699

Complementary

  1. #ae2ded
  2. #6ced2d

Split complementary

  1. #ae2ded
  2. #cced2d
  3. #2ded4e

Analogous

  1. #4e2ded
  2. #ae2ded
  3. #ed2dcc

Triadic

  1. #ae2ded
  2. #edae2d
  3. #2dedae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2ded
  2. #ed2d6c
  3. #6ced2d
  4. #2dedae

Square

  1. #ae2ded
  2. #ed4e2d
  3. #6ced2d
  4. #2dcced

Monochromatic

  1. #530a77
  2. #8410bd
  3. #ae2ded
  4. #c973f3
  5. #e4baf9

Shades

#ae2ded mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2ded
  2. #9d29d5
  3. #8b24be
  4. #7a20a6
  5. #681b8e
  6. #571777
  7. #46125f
  8. #340e47
  9. #23092f
  10. #110518
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2ded mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2ded
  2. #b642ef
  3. #be57f1
  4. #c66cf2
  5. #ce81f4
  6. #d796f6
  7. #dfabf8
  8. #e7c0fa
  9. #efd5fb
  10. #f7eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2ded mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2ded
  2. #a935e2
  3. #a53ed7
  4. #a046cc
  5. #9c4ec1
  6. #9757b7
  7. #925fac
  8. #8e67a1
  9. #896f96
  10. #85788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5eb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a56090 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #615af0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f60eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a950bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2ded {
  color: #ae2ded;
}
Background
.bg-ae2ded {
  background-color: #ae2ded;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2ded {
  border: 2px solid #ae2ded;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2ded;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 45 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2ded {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2ded, #ed2dcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2ded {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 45 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.64 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.99 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.35 #51d212 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ae2ded  rgb(174, 45, 237)  hsl(280, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#6ced2d  rgb(108, 237, 45)  hsl(100, 84%, 55%)  Lawn Green
#edae2d  rgb(237, 174, 45)  hsl(40, 84%, 55%)  Marigold
#2dedae  rgb(45, 237, 174)  hsl(160, 84%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green