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#AE42DC

#ae42dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae42dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 25.88% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.91% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 282.08°, with 68.75% saturation and 56.08% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1806

Complementary

  1. #ae42dc
  2. #70dc42

Split complementary

  1. #ae42dc
  2. #bddc42
  3. #42dc61

Analogous

  1. #6142dc
  2. #ae42dc
  3. #dc42bd

Triadic

  1. #ae42dc
  2. #dcae42
  3. #42dcae

Tetradic

  1. #ae42dc
  2. #dc4270
  3. #70dc42
  4. #42dcae

Square

  1. #ae42dc
  2. #dc6142
  3. #70dc42
  4. #42bddc

Monochromatic

  1. #551570
  2. #8621b1
  3. #ae42dc
  4. #ca83e8
  5. #e5c3f4

Shades

#ae42dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae42dc
  2. #9d3bc6
  3. #8b35b0
  4. #7a2e9a
  5. #682884
  6. #57216e
  7. #461a58
  8. #341442
  9. #230d2c
  10. #110716
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae42dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae42dc
  2. #b655e0
  3. #be68e3
  4. #c67be7
  5. #ce8eea
  6. #d7a1ee
  7. #dfb3f1
  8. #e7c6f5
  9. #efd9f8
  10. #f7ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae42dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae42dc
  2. #a948d3
  3. #a54eca
  4. #a055c0
  5. #9c5bb7
  6. #9761ae
  7. #9267a5
  8. #8e6d9c
  9. #897492
  10. #857a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9065a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3878d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9628b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d61df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7967da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab57b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae42dc {
  color: #ae42dc;
}
Background
.bg-ae42dc {
  background-color: #ae42dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae42dc {
  border: 2px solid #ae42dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae42dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 66 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae42dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae42dc, #dc42bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae42dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 66 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.28 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.03 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.80 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.56 #51bd23 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ae42dc  rgb(174, 66, 220)  hsl(282, 69%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#70dc42  rgb(112, 220, 66)  hsl(102, 69%, 56%)  Lime Green
#dcae42  rgb(220, 174, 66)  hsl(42, 69%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#42dcae  rgb(66, 220, 174)  hsl(162, 69%, 56%)  Caribbean Green