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#AE4FA0

#ae4fa0 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ae4fa0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 30.98% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.6% magenta, 8.05% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 308.84°, with 37.55% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 6.2.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1713

Complementary

  1. #ae4fa0
  2. #4fae5d

Split complementary

  1. #ae4fa0
  2. #71ae4f
  3. #4fae8d

Analogous

  1. #8d4fae
  2. #ae4fa0
  3. #ae4f71

Triadic

  1. #ae4fa0
  2. #a0ae4f
  3. #4fa0ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae4fa0
  2. #ae5d4f
  3. #4fae5d
  4. #4fa0ae

Square

  1. #ae4fa0
  2. #ae8d4f
  3. #4fae5d
  4. #4f71ae

Monochromatic

  1. #451f3f
  2. #793770
  3. #ae4fa0
  4. #c783bd
  5. #dfb7d9

Shades

#ae4fa0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae4fa0
  2. #9d4790
  3. #8b3f80
  4. #7a3770
  5. #682f60
  6. #572850
  7. #462040
  8. #341830
  9. #231020
  10. #110810
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae4fa0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae4fa0
  2. #b661aa
  3. #be72b3
  4. #c684bd
  5. #ce95c6
  6. #d7a7d0
  7. #dfb9d9
  8. #e7cae3
  9. #efdcec
  10. #f7edf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae4fa0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae4fa0
  2. #a9549d
  3. #a5599a
  4. #a05e96
  5. #9c6393
  6. #976890
  7. #926c8d
  8. #8e718a
  9. #897686
  10. #857b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6687 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d6aa3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #69789d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55570 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8060a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a6a9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b25386 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae4fa0 {
  color: #ae4fa0;
}
Background
.bg-ae4fa0 {
  background-color: #ae4fa0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae4fa0 {
  border: 2px solid #ae4fa0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae4fa0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 79 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 38% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae4fa0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae4fa0, #ae4f71);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae4fa0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 79 160 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.20 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.70 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.23 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.27 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.65 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 11.85 #51b05f Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ae4fa0  rgb(174, 79, 160)  hsl(309, 38%, 50%)  Purpureus
#4fae5d  rgb(79, 174, 93)  hsl(129, 38%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green
#a0ae4f  rgb(160, 174, 79)  hsl(69, 38%, 50%)  Dark Khaki
#4fa0ae  rgb(79, 160, 174)  hsl(189, 38%, 50%)  Cadet Blue