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#AE31EF

#ae31ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae31ef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 19.22% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.2% cyan, 79.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 279.47°, with 85.59% saturation and 56.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1743

Complementary

  1. #ae31ef
  2. #72ef31

Split complementary

  1. #ae31ef
  2. #d1ef31
  3. #31ef4f

Analogous

  1. #4f31ef
  2. #ae31ef
  3. #ef31d1

Triadic

  1. #ae31ef
  2. #efae31
  3. #31efae

Tetradic

  1. #ae31ef
  2. #ef3172
  3. #72ef31
  4. #31efae

Square

  1. #ae31ef
  2. #ef4f31
  3. #72ef31
  4. #31d1ef

Monochromatic

  1. #560a7d
  2. #860fc4
  3. #ae31ef
  4. #ca78f5
  5. #e6bffa

Shades

#ae31ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae31ef
  2. #9d2cd7
  3. #8b27bf
  4. #7a22a7
  5. #681d8f
  6. #571978
  7. #461460
  8. #340f48
  9. #230a30
  10. #110518
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae31ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae31ef
  2. #b646f1
  3. #be5af2
  4. #c66ff4
  5. #ce83f5
  6. #d798f7
  7. #dfadf9
  8. #e7c1fa
  9. #efd6fc
  10. #f7eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae31ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae31ef
  2. #a939e4
  3. #a541d9
  4. #a049ce
  5. #9c51c3
  6. #9759b8
  7. #9260ac
  8. #8e68a1
  9. #897096
  10. #85788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f60b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a56292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #625cf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f61ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a853be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae31ef {
  color: #ae31ef;
}
Background
.bg-ae31ef {
  background-color: #ae31ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae31ef {
  border: 2px solid #ae31ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae31ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 49 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae31ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae31ef, #ef31d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae31ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 49 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.99 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.99 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.30 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.06 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.62 #51ce10 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ae31ef  rgb(174, 49, 239)  hsl(279, 86%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#72ef31  rgb(114, 239, 49)  hsl(99, 86%, 56%)  Lawn Green
#efae31  rgb(239, 174, 49)  hsl(39, 86%, 56%)  Marigold
#31efae  rgb(49, 239, 174)  hsl(159, 86%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green