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#AE4CB2

#ae4cb2 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ae4cb2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 29.8% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.25% cyan, 57.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 297.65°, with 40.16% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1738

Complementary

  1. #ae4cb2
  2. #50b24c

Split complementary

  1. #ae4cb2
  2. #83b24c
  3. #4cb27b

Analogous

  1. #7b4cb2
  2. #ae4cb2
  3. #b24c83

Triadic

  1. #ae4cb2
  2. #b2ae4c
  3. #4cb2ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae4cb2
  2. #b24c50
  3. #50b24c
  4. #4cb2ae

Square

  1. #ae4cb2
  2. #b27b4c
  3. #50b24c
  4. #4c83b2

Monochromatic

  1. #451e47
  2. #7a357c
  3. #ae4cb2
  4. #c681c9
  5. #dfb7e0

Shades

#ae4cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae4cb2
  2. #9d44a0
  3. #8b3d8e
  4. #7a357d
  5. #682e6b
  6. #572659
  7. #461e47
  8. #341735
  9. #230f24
  10. #110812
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae4cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae4cb2
  2. #b65eba
  3. #be70c1
  4. #c682c9
  5. #ce94d1
  6. #d7a6d9
  7. #dfb7e0
  8. #e7c9e8
  9. #efdbf0
  10. #f7edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae4cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae4cb2
  2. #a951ad
  3. #a556a8
  4. #a05ca3
  5. #9c619e
  6. #976699
  7. #926b94
  8. #8e708f
  9. #89768a
  10. #857b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f6691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f6cb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6078af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b25978 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b61b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8669b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b15493 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae4cb2 {
  color: #ae4cb2;
}
Background
.bg-ae4cb2 {
  background-color: #ae4cb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae4cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #ae4cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae4cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 76 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 40% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae4cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae4cb2, #b24c83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae4cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 76 178 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.19 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.18 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.64 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.91 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.18 #51b34d Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ae4cb2  rgb(174, 76, 178)  hsl(298, 40%, 50%)  Purpureus
#50b24c  rgb(80, 178, 76)  hsl(118, 40%, 50%)  Mantis
#b2ae4c  rgb(178, 174, 76)  hsl(58, 40%, 50%)  Brass
#4cb2ae  rgb(76, 178, 174)  hsl(178, 40%, 50%)  Verdigris