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#AE00A9

#ae00a9 ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae00a9 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 0% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 2.87% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 301.72°, with 100% saturation and 34.12% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 7.52.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1186

Complementary

  1. #ae00a9
  2. #00ae05

Split complementary

  1. #ae00a9
  2. #52ae00
  3. #00ae5c

Analogous

  1. #5c00ae
  2. #ae00a9
  3. #ae0052

Triadic

  1. #ae00a9
  2. #a9ae00
  3. #00a9ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae00a9
  2. #ae0500
  3. #00ae05
  4. #00a9ae

Square

  1. #ae00a9
  2. #ae5c00
  3. #00ae05
  4. #0052ae

Monochromatic

  1. #150014
  2. #62005f
  3. #ae00a9
  4. #fb00f3
  5. #ff48fa

Shades

#ae00a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae00a9
  2. #9d0098
  3. #8b0087
  4. #7a0076
  5. #680065
  6. #570055
  7. #460044
  8. #340033
  9. #230022
  10. #110011
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae00a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae00a9
  2. #b61ab2
  3. #be33ba
  4. #c64dc3
  5. #ce66cb
  6. #d780d4
  7. #df99dd
  8. #e7b3e5
  9. #efccee
  10. #f7e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae00a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae00a9
  2. #a90da5
  3. #a51aa1
  4. #a0269d
  5. #9c3399
  6. #974095
  7. #924d90
  8. #8e5a8c
  9. #896688
  10. #857384
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #874b84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4868a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b52c62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f41ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e51a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b22184 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae00a9 {
  color: #ae00a9;
}
Background
.bg-ae00a9 {
  background-color: #ae00a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae00a9 {
  border: 2px solid #ae00a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae00a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae00a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae00a9, #ae0052);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae00a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.88 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.39 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.71 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.79 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.92 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.97 #51ff56 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#ae00a9  rgb(174, 0, 169)  hsl(302, 100%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#00ae05  rgb(0, 174, 5)  hsl(122, 100%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#a9ae00  rgb(169, 174, 0)  hsl(62, 100%, 34%)  Brass
#00a9ae  rgb(0, 169, 174)  hsl(182, 100%, 34%)  Verdigris