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#AE448E

#ae448e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ae448e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 26.67% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.92% magenta, 18.39% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 318.11°, with 43.8% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.09.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1509

Complementary

  1. #ae448e
  2. #44ae64

Split complementary

  1. #ae448e
  2. #59ae44
  3. #44ae99

Analogous

  1. #9944ae
  2. #ae448e
  3. #ae4459

Triadic

  1. #ae448e
  2. #8eae44
  3. #448eae

Tetradic

  1. #ae448e
  2. #ae6444
  3. #44ae64
  4. #448eae

Square

  1. #ae448e
  2. #ae9944
  3. #44ae64
  4. #4459ae

Monochromatic

  1. #401934
  2. #772f61
  3. #ae448e
  4. #c975b0
  5. #dfaccf

Shades

#ae448e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae448e
  2. #9d3d80
  3. #8b3672
  4. #7a3063
  5. #682955
  6. #572247
  7. #461b39
  8. #34142b
  9. #230e1c
  10. #11070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae448e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae448e
  2. #b65799
  3. #be69a5
  4. #c67cb0
  5. #ce8fbb
  6. #d7a2c7
  7. #dfb4d2
  8. #e7c7dd
  9. #efdae8
  10. #f7ecf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae448e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae448e
  2. #a94a8d
  3. #a5508b
  4. #a0568a
  5. #9c5c88
  6. #976287
  7. #926886
  8. #8e6e84
  9. #897483
  10. #857a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5f7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b6190 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a738b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f578f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a638c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b44576 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae448e {
  color: #ae448e;
}
Background
.bg-ae448e {
  background-color: #ae448e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae448e {
  border: 2px solid #ae448e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae448e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 68 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 44% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae448e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae448e, #ae4459);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae448e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 68 142 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.09 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.27 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.97 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.63 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.77 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.28 #51bb71 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ae448e  rgb(174, 68, 142)  hsl(318, 44%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#44ae64  rgb(68, 174, 100)  hsl(138, 44%, 47%)  Medium Sea Green
#8eae44  rgb(142, 174, 68)  hsl(78, 44%, 47%)  Apple Green
#448eae  rgb(68, 142, 174)  hsl(198, 44%, 47%)  Air Force Blue