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#AE3A8A

#ae3a8a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ae3a8a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 22.75% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 20.69% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 318.62°, with 50% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1386

Complementary

  1. #ae3a8a
  2. #3aae5e

Split complementary

  1. #ae3a8a
  2. #50ae3a
  3. #3aae98

Analogous

  1. #983aae
  2. #ae3a8a
  3. #ae3a50

Triadic

  1. #ae3a8a
  2. #8aae3a
  3. #3a8aae

Tetradic

  1. #ae3a8a
  2. #ae5e3a
  3. #3aae5e
  4. #3a8aae

Square

  1. #ae3a8a
  2. #ae983a
  3. #3aae5e
  4. #3a50ae

Monochromatic

  1. #3b142f
  2. #75275c
  3. #ae3a8a
  4. #cd68ad
  5. #e0a1cc

Shades

#ae3a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae3a8a
  2. #9d347c
  3. #8b2e6e
  4. #7a2961
  5. #682353
  6. #571d45
  7. #461737
  8. #341129
  9. #230c1c
  10. #11060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae3a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae3a8a
  2. #b64e96
  3. #be61a1
  4. #c675ad
  5. #ce89b9
  6. #d79dc5
  7. #dfb0d0
  8. #e7c4dc
  9. #efd8e8
  10. #f7ebf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae3a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae3a8a
  2. #a94189
  3. #a54888
  4. #a04f87
  5. #9c5686
  6. #975d85
  7. #926484
  8. #8e6b83
  9. #897282
  10. #857981
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5977 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #435c8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #666f87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b93b5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d508b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #895e88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b43b72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae3a8a {
  color: #ae3a8a;
}
Background
.bg-ae3a8a {
  background-color: #ae3a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae3a8a {
  border: 2px solid #ae3a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae3a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 58 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 50% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae3a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae3a8a, #ae3a50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae3a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 58 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.05 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.38 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.37 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.66 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.81 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.92 #51c575 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ae3a8a  rgb(174, 58, 138)  hsl(319, 50%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#3aae5e  rgb(58, 174, 94)  hsl(139, 50%, 45%)  Medium Sea Green
#8aae3a  rgb(138, 174, 58)  hsl(79, 50%, 45%)  Apple Green
#3a8aae  rgb(58, 138, 174)  hsl(199, 50%, 45%)  Air Force Blue