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#AE2F74

#ae2f74 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ae2f74 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 18.43% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.99% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 327.4°, with 57.47% saturation and 43.33% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1229

Complementary

  1. #ae2f74
  2. #2fae69

Split complementary

  1. #ae2f74
  2. #34ae2f
  3. #2faea8

Analogous

  1. #a82fae
  2. #ae2f74
  3. #ae2f34

Triadic

  1. #ae2f74
  2. #74ae2f
  3. #2f74ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2f74
  2. #ae692f
  3. #2fae69
  4. #2f74ae

Square

  1. #ae2f74
  2. #aea82f
  3. #2fae69
  4. #2f34ae

Monochromatic

  1. #360e24
  2. #721f4c
  3. #ae2f74
  4. #d2589a
  5. #e294be

Shades

#ae2f74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2f74
  2. #9d2a68
  3. #8b265d
  4. #7a2151
  5. #681c46
  6. #57183a
  7. #46132e
  8. #340e23
  9. #230917
  10. #11050c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2f74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2f74
  2. #b64482
  3. #be5990
  4. #c66d9e
  5. #ce82ac
  6. #d797ba
  7. #dfacc7
  8. #e7c1d5
  9. #efd5e3
  10. #f7eaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2f74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2f74
  2. #a93775
  3. #a53f76
  4. #a04778
  5. #9c4f79
  6. #97587a
  7. #92607b
  8. #8e687c
  9. #89707e
  10. #85787f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87526a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #445476 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #696b71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb264d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d4875 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a5972 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b62a5f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2f74 {
  color: #ae2f74;
}
Background
.bg-ae2f74 {
  background-color: #ae2f74;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2f74 {
  border: 2px solid #ae2f74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2f74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 47 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2f74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2f74, #ae2f34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2f74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 47 116 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.90 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 5.58 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 7.76 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.84 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 8.35 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.47 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.89 #51d08b Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ae2f74  rgb(174, 47, 116)  hsl(327, 57%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#2fae69  rgb(47, 174, 105)  hsl(147, 57%, 43%)  Medium Sea Green
#74ae2f  rgb(116, 174, 47)  hsl(87, 57%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#2f74ae  rgb(47, 116, 174)  hsl(207, 57%, 43%)  French Blue