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#AE359B

#ae359b ≈ Deep Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ae359b is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 20.78% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.54% magenta, 10.92% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 309.42°, with 53.3% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Deep Plum (#8e4585), ΔE 6.8.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1391

Complementary

  1. #ae359b
  2. #35ae48

Split complementary

  1. #ae359b
  2. #5fae35
  3. #35ae84

Analogous

  1. #8435ae
  2. #ae359b
  3. #ae355f

Triadic

  1. #ae359b
  2. #9bae35
  3. #359bae

Tetradic

  1. #ae359b
  2. #ae4835
  3. #35ae48
  4. #359bae

Square

  1. #ae359b
  2. #ae8435
  3. #35ae48
  4. #355fae

Monochromatic

  1. #391133
  2. #732367
  3. #ae359b
  4. #cf61be
  5. #e19bd6

Shades

#ae359b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae359b
  2. #9d308c
  3. #8b2a7c
  4. #7a256d
  5. #68205d
  6. #571b4e
  7. #46153e
  8. #34102f
  9. #230b1f
  10. #110510
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae359b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae359b
  2. #b649a5
  3. #be5daf
  4. #c672b9
  5. #ce86c3
  6. #d79acd
  7. #dfaed7
  8. #e7c2e1
  9. #efd7eb
  10. #f7ebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae359b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae359b
  2. #a93d98
  3. #a54496
  4. #a04c93
  5. #9c5390
  6. #975b8e
  7. #92628b
  8. #8e6a88
  9. #897185
  10. #857983
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5880 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #345d9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e6f98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b63e64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79509d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #855d99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b33b7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae359b {
  color: #ae359b;
}
Background
.bg-ae359b {
  background-color: #ae359b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae359b {
  border: 2px solid #ae359b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae359b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 53 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 53% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae359b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae359b, #ae355f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae359b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 53 155 / 0.35);
}

#8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.80 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.97 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.22 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.85 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.39 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.50 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.93 #51ca64 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Deep Plum
#ae359b  rgb(174, 53, 155)  hsl(309, 53%, 45%)  Deep Plum
#35ae48  rgb(53, 174, 72)  hsl(129, 53%, 45%)  Medium Sea Green
#9bae35  rgb(155, 174, 53)  hsl(69, 53%, 45%)  Apple Green
#359bae  rgb(53, 155, 174)  hsl(189, 53%, 45%)  Bondi Blue