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#AE71FF

#ae71ff ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae71ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 44.31% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.76% cyan, 55.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 265.77°, with 100% saturation and 72.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 6.53.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2803

Complementary

  1. #ae71ff
  2. #c2ff71

Split complementary

  1. #ae71ff
  2. #fff571
  3. #7bff71

Analogous

  1. #717bff
  2. #ae71ff
  3. #f571ff

Triadic

  1. #ae71ff
  2. #ffae71
  3. #71ffae

Tetradic

  1. #ae71ff
  2. #ff71c2
  3. #c2ff71
  4. #71ffae

Square

  1. #ae71ff
  2. #ff717b
  3. #c2ff71
  4. #71fff5

Monochromatic

  1. #5c00d7
  2. #8225ff
  3. #ae71ff
  4. #dabeff
  5. #f3ebff

Shades

#ae71ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae71ff
  2. #9d66e6
  3. #8b5acc
  4. #7a4fb3
  5. #684499
  6. #573980
  7. #462d66
  8. #34224d
  9. #231733
  10. #110b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae71ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae71ff
  2. #b67fff
  3. #be8dff
  4. #c69cff
  5. #ceaaff
  6. #d7b8ff
  7. #dfc6ff
  8. #e7d4ff
  9. #efe3ff
  10. #f7f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae71ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae71ff
  2. #a973f2
  3. #a574e6
  4. #a076d9
  5. #9c77cc
  6. #9779c0
  7. #927ab3
  8. #8e7ca6
  9. #897d99
  10. #857f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d85c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3390ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b90fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e8dad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7884ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f84fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a483d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae71ff {
  color: #ae71ff;
}
Background
.bg-ae71ff {
  background-color: #ae71ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae71ff {
  border: 2px solid #ae71ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae71ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 113 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae71ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae71ff, #f571ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae71ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 113 255 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.53 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.22 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.55 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.80 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.78 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 12.19 #518e00 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#ae71ff  rgb(174, 113, 255)  hsl(266, 100%, 72%)  Medium Purple
#c2ff71  rgb(194, 255, 113)  hsl(86, 100%, 72%)  Inchworm
#ffae71  rgb(255, 174, 113)  hsl(26, 100%, 72%)  Sandy Brown
#71ffae  rgb(113, 255, 174)  hsl(146, 100%, 72%)  Medium Spring Green