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#AE35E2

#ae35e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae35e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 20.78% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.01% cyan, 76.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 281.97°, with 74.89% saturation and 54.71% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1704

Complementary

  1. #ae35e2
  2. #69e235

Split complementary

  1. #ae35e2
  2. #bfe235
  3. #35e258

Analogous

  1. #5835e2
  2. #ae35e2
  3. #e235bf

Triadic

  1. #ae35e2
  2. #e2ae35
  3. #35e2ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae35e2
  2. #e23569
  3. #69e235
  4. #35e2ae

Square

  1. #ae35e2
  2. #e25835
  3. #69e235
  4. #35bfe2

Monochromatic

  1. #52106e
  2. #8419b1
  3. #ae35e2
  4. #c978ec
  5. #e4bbf5

Shades

#ae35e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae35e2
  2. #9d30cb
  3. #8b2ab5
  4. #7a259e
  5. #682088
  6. #571b71
  7. #46155a
  8. #341044
  9. #230b2d
  10. #110517
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae35e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae35e2
  2. #b649e5
  3. #be5de8
  4. #c672eb
  5. #ce86ee
  6. #d79af1
  7. #dfaef3
  8. #e7c2f6
  9. #efd7f9
  10. #f7ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae35e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae35e2
  2. #a93dd8
  3. #a544ce
  4. #a04cc5
  5. #9c53bb
  6. #975bb1
  7. #9262a7
  8. #8e6a9d
  9. #897194
  10. #85798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e60ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e75de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a85e8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #675be5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7562e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab51b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae35e2 {
  color: #ae35e2;
}
Background
.bg-ae35e2 {
  background-color: #ae35e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae35e2 {
  border: 2px solid #ae35e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae35e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 53 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 75% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae35e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae35e2, #e235bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae35e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 53 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.20 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.08 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.26 #51ca1d Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ae35e2  rgb(174, 53, 226)  hsl(282, 75%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#69e235  rgb(105, 226, 53)  hsl(102, 75%, 55%)  Lime Green
#e2ae35  rgb(226, 174, 53)  hsl(42, 75%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#35e2ae  rgb(53, 226, 174)  hsl(162, 75%, 55%)  Caribbean Green