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#AE3EDE

#ae3ede ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae3ede is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 24.31% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.62% cyan, 72.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 282°, with 70.8% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1772

Complementary

  1. #ae3ede
  2. #6ede3e

Split complementary

  1. #ae3ede
  2. #bede3e
  3. #3ede5e

Analogous

  1. #5e3ede
  2. #ae3ede
  3. #de3ebe

Triadic

  1. #ae3ede
  2. #deae3e
  3. #3edeae

Tetradic

  1. #ae3ede
  2. #de3e6e
  3. #6ede3e
  4. #3edeae

Square

  1. #ae3ede
  2. #de5e3e
  3. #6ede3e
  4. #3ebede

Monochromatic

  1. #541370
  2. #851eb1
  3. #ae3ede
  4. #c97fe9
  5. #e5c1f4

Shades

#ae3ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae3ede
  2. #9d38c8
  3. #8b32b2
  4. #7a2b9b
  5. #682585
  6. #571f6f
  7. #461959
  8. #341343
  9. #230c2c
  10. #110616
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae3ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae3ede
  2. #b651e1
  3. #be65e5
  4. #c678e8
  5. #ce8beb
  6. #d79fef
  7. #dfb2f2
  8. #e7c5f5
  9. #efd8f8
  10. #f7ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae3ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae3ede
  2. #a945d5
  3. #a54bcb
  4. #a052c2
  5. #9c58b8
  6. #975faf
  7. #9266a6
  8. #8e6c9c
  9. #897393
  10. #857989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f63a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3177db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9618b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c5fe1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7865dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab55b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae3ede {
  color: #ae3ede;
}
Background
.bg-ae3ede {
  background-color: #ae3ede;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae3ede {
  border: 2px solid #ae3ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae3ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 62 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 71% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae3ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae3ede, #de3ebe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae3ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 62 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.17 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.87 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.63 #51c121 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ae3ede  rgb(174, 62, 222)  hsl(282, 71%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#6ede3e  rgb(110, 222, 62)  hsl(102, 71%, 56%)  Lime Green
#deae3e  rgb(222, 174, 62)  hsl(42, 71%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#3edeae  rgb(62, 222, 174)  hsl(162, 71%, 56%)  Caribbean Green