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#AE4497

#ae4497 ≈ Deep Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ae4497 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.92% magenta, 13.22% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 313.02°, 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Deep Plum (#8e4585), ΔE 6.54.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1537

Complementary

  1. #ae4497
  2. #44ae5b

Split complementary

  1. #ae4497
  2. #62ae44
  3. #44ae90

Analogous

  1. #9044ae
  2. #ae4497
  3. #ae4462

Triadic

  1. #ae4497
  2. #97ae44
  3. #4497ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae4497
  2. #ae5b44
  3. #44ae5b
  4. #4497ae

Square

  1. #ae4497
  2. #ae9044
  3. #44ae5b
  4. #4462ae

Monochromatic

  1. #401938
  2. #772f67
  3. #ae4497
  4. #c975b7
  5. #dfacd4

Shades

#ae4497 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae4497
  2. #9d3d88
  3. #8b3679
  4. #7a306a
  5. #68295b
  6. #57224c
  7. #461b3c
  8. #34142d
  9. #230e1e
  10. #11070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae4497 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae4497
  2. #b657a1
  3. #be69ac
  4. #c67cb6
  5. #ce8fc1
  6. #d7a2cb
  7. #dfb4d5
  8. #e7c7e0
  9. #efdaea
  10. #f7ecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae4497 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae4497
  2. #a94a95
  3. #a55092
  4. #a05690
  5. #9c5c8e
  6. #97628c
  7. #926889
  8. #8e6e87
  9. #897485
  10. #857a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5f80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #46639a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #677394 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b74967 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d5899 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #896495 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3477d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae4497 {
  color: #ae4497;
}
Background
.bg-ae4497 {
  background-color: #ae4497;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae4497 {
  border: 2px solid #ae4497;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae4497;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 68 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 44% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae4497 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae4497, #ae4462);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae4497 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 68 151 / 0.35);
}

#8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.54 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.22 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.42 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.04 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.31 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.36 #51bb68 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Deep Plum
#ae4497  rgb(174, 68, 151)  hsl(313, 44%, 47%)  Deep Plum
#44ae5b  rgb(68, 174, 91)  hsl(133, 44%, 47%)  Medium Sea Green
#97ae44  rgb(151, 174, 68)  hsl(73, 44%, 47%)  Apple Green
#4497ae  rgb(68, 151, 174)  hsl(193, 44%, 47%)  Bondi Blue