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#AE4FB8

#ae4fb8 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ae4fb8 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 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.43% cyan, 57.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 294.29°, with 42.51% saturation and 51.57% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1805

Complementary

  1. #ae4fb8
  2. #59b84f

Split complementary

  1. #ae4fb8
  2. #8db84f
  3. #4fb87a

Analogous

  1. #7a4fb8
  2. #ae4fb8
  3. #b84f8d

Triadic

  1. #ae4fb8
  2. #b8ae4f
  3. #4fb8ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae4fb8
  2. #b84f59
  3. #59b84f
  4. #4fb8ae

Square

  1. #ae4fb8
  2. #b87a4f
  3. #59b84f
  4. #4f8db8

Monochromatic

  1. #4a204e
  2. #7d3685
  3. #ae4fb8
  4. #c786ce
  5. #e0bce4

Shades

#ae4fb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae4fb8
  2. #9d47a6
  3. #8b3f93
  4. #7a3781
  5. #682f6e
  6. #57285c
  7. #46204a
  8. #341837
  9. #231025
  10. #110812
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae4fb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae4fb8
  2. #b661bf
  3. #be72c6
  4. #c684cd
  5. #ce95d4
  6. #d7a7dc
  7. #dfb9e3
  8. #e7caea
  9. #efdcf1
  10. #f7edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae4fb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae4fb8
  2. #a954b2
  3. #a559ad
  4. #a05ea7
  5. #9c63a2
  6. #97689c
  7. #926c96
  8. #8e7191
  9. #89768b
  10. #857b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #906895 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e6fbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f7ab5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b15d7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b63ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #866bb6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b05898 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae4fb8 {
  color: #ae4fb8;
}
Background
.bg-ae4fb8 {
  background-color: #ae4fb8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae4fb8 {
  border: 2px solid #ae4fb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae4fb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 79 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 43% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae4fb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae4fb8, #b84f8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae4fb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 79 184 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.03 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.03 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.94 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.08 #51b047 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ae4fb8  rgb(174, 79, 184)  hsl(294, 43%, 52%)  Purpureus
#59b84f  rgb(89, 184, 79)  hsl(114, 43%, 52%)  Mantis
#b8ae4f  rgb(184, 174, 79)  hsl(54, 43%, 52%)  Brass
#4fb8ae  rgb(79, 184, 174)  hsl(174, 43%, 52%)  Verdigris