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#AE5BAE

#ae5bae ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ae5bae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 35.69% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 33.88% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 6.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1954

Complementary

  1. #ae5bae
  2. #5bae5b

Split complementary

  1. #ae5bae
  2. #84ae5b
  3. #5bae84

Analogous

  1. #845bae
  2. #ae5bae
  3. #ae5b84

Triadic

  1. #ae5bae
  2. #aeae5b
  3. #5baeae

Tetradic

  1. #ae5bae
  2. #ae5b5b
  3. #5bae5b
  4. #5baeae

Square

  1. #ae5bae
  2. #ae845b
  3. #5bae5b
  4. #5b84ae

Monochromatic

  1. #4b254b
  2. #7e3e7e
  3. #ae5bae
  4. #c78ec7
  5. #e1c1e1

Shades

#ae5bae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae5bae
  2. #9d529d
  3. #8b498b
  4. #7a407a
  5. #683768
  6. #572e57
  7. #462446
  8. #341b34
  9. #231223
  10. #110911
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae5bae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae5bae
  2. #b66bb6
  3. #be7cbe
  4. #c68cc6
  5. #ce9dce
  6. #d7add7
  7. #dfbddf
  8. #e7cee7
  9. #efdeef
  10. #f7eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae5bae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae5bae
  2. #a95fa9
  3. #a562a5
  4. #a066a0
  5. #9c6a9c
  6. #976e97
  7. #927192
  8. #8e758e
  9. #897989
  10. #857c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #926f92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5473b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7eab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2647c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #826ab0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b72ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b16093 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae5bae {
  color: #ae5bae;
}
Background
.bg-ae5bae {
  background-color: #ae5bae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae5bae {
  border: 2px solid #ae5bae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae5bae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 91 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 34% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae5bae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae5bae, #ae5b84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae5bae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 91 174 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.24 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.61 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.64 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.79 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.14 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.31 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.70 #51a451 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ae5bae  rgb(174, 91, 174)  hsl(300, 34%, 52%)  Purpureus
#5bae5b  rgb(91, 174, 91)  hsl(120, 34%, 52%)  Medium Sea Green
#aeae5b  rgb(174, 174, 91)  hsl(60, 34%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#5baeae  rgb(91, 174, 174)  hsl(180, 34%, 52%)  Verdigris