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#AE287C

#ae287c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ae287c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.01% magenta, 28.74% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 322.39°, with 62.62% saturation and 41.96% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.1197

Complementary

  1. #ae287c
  2. #28ae5a

Split complementary

  1. #ae287c
  2. #39ae28
  3. #28ae9d

Analogous

  1. #9d28ae
  2. #ae287c
  3. #ae2839

Triadic

  1. #ae287c
  2. #7cae28
  3. #287cae

Tetradic

  1. #ae287c
  2. #ae5a28
  3. #28ae5a
  4. #287cae

Square

  1. #ae287c
  2. #ae9d28
  3. #28ae5a
  4. #2839ae

Monochromatic

  1. #320b23
  2. #701a50
  3. #ae287c
  4. #d64da3
  5. #e48bc3

Shades

#ae287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae287c
  2. #9d2470
  3. #8b2063
  4. #7a1c57
  5. #68184a
  6. #57143e
  7. #461032
  8. #340c25
  9. #230819
  10. #11040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae287c
  2. #b63e89
  3. #be5396
  4. #c669a3
  5. #ce7eb0
  6. #d794be
  7. #dfa9cb
  8. #e7bfd8
  9. #efd4e5
  10. #f7eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae287c
  2. #a9317c
  3. #a53a7d
  4. #a0427d
  5. #9c4b7e
  6. #97547e
  7. #925d7e
  8. #8e667f
  9. #896e7f
  10. #857780
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87506d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c527e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #646979 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba224f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b457d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88567a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b62564 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae287c {
  color: #ae287c;
}
Background
.bg-ae287c {
  background-color: #ae287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae287c {
  border: 2px solid #ae287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 322 63% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae287c, #ae2839);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.40 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.49 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.86 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 8.24 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.16 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.34 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.43 #51d783 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ae287c  rgb(174, 40, 124)  hsl(322, 63%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#28ae5a  rgb(40, 174, 90)  hsl(142, 63%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green
#7cae28  rgb(124, 174, 40)  hsl(82, 63%, 42%)  Apple Green
#287cae  rgb(40, 124, 174)  hsl(202, 63%, 42%)  Cerulean