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#AE2EB2

#ae2eb2 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae2eb2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 18.04% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.25% cyan, 74.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 298.18°, with 58.93% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1417

Complementary

  1. #ae2eb2
  2. #32b22e

Split complementary

  1. #ae2eb2
  2. #74b22e
  3. #2eb26c

Analogous

  1. #6c2eb2
  2. #ae2eb2
  3. #b22e74

Triadic

  1. #ae2eb2
  2. #b2ae2e
  3. #2eb2ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2eb2
  2. #b22e32
  3. #32b22e
  4. #2eb2ae

Square

  1. #ae2eb2
  2. #b26c2e
  3. #32b22e
  4. #2e74b2

Monochromatic

  1. #370f38
  2. #731e75
  3. #ae2eb2
  4. #d059d4
  5. #e195e4

Shades

#ae2eb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2eb2
  2. #9d29a0
  3. #8b258e
  4. #7a207d
  5. #681c6b
  6. #571759
  7. #461247
  8. #340e35
  9. #230924
  10. #110512
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2eb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2eb2
  2. #b643ba
  3. #be58c1
  4. #c66dc9
  5. #ce82d1
  6. #d797d9
  7. #dfabe0
  8. #e7c0e8
  9. #efd5f0
  10. #f7eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2eb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2eb2
  2. #a936ad
  3. #a53ea8
  4. #a047a3
  5. #9c4f9e
  6. #975799
  7. #925f94
  8. #8e678f
  9. #89708a
  10. #857885
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a578c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #075fb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f6faf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3446e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7350b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #805bb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b13c8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2eb2 {
  color: #ae2eb2;
}
Background
.bg-ae2eb2 {
  background-color: #ae2eb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2eb2 {
  border: 2px solid #ae2eb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2eb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 46 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2eb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2eb2, #b22e74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2eb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 46 178 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.46 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.13 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.74 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.33 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.56 #51d14d Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ae2eb2  rgb(174, 46, 178)  hsl(298, 59%, 44%)  Purpureus
#32b22e  rgb(50, 178, 46)  hsl(118, 59%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#b2ae2e  rgb(178, 174, 46)  hsl(58, 59%, 44%)  Brass
#2eb2ae  rgb(46, 178, 174)  hsl(178, 59%, 44%)  Verdigris