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#AE46BB

#ae46bb ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ae46bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 27.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.95% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 293.33°, with 46.25% saturation and 50.39% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1697

Complementary

  1. #ae46bb
  2. #53bb46

Split complementary

  1. #ae46bb
  2. #8ebb46
  3. #46bb73

Analogous

  1. #7346bb
  2. #ae46bb
  3. #bb468e

Triadic

  1. #ae46bb
  2. #bbae46
  3. #46bbae

Tetradic

  1. #ae46bb
  2. #bb4653
  3. #53bb46
  4. #46bbae

Square

  1. #ae46bb
  2. #bb7346
  3. #53bb46
  4. #468ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #471c4c
  2. #7b3184
  3. #ae46bb
  4. #c67ed0
  5. #dfb6e4

Shades

#ae46bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae46bb
  2. #9d3fa8
  3. #8b3896
  4. #7a3183
  5. #682a70
  6. #57235e
  7. #461c4b
  8. #341538
  9. #230e25
  10. #110713
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae46bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae46bb
  2. #b659c2
  3. #be6bc9
  4. #c67ecf
  5. #ce90d6
  6. #d7a3dd
  7. #dfb5e4
  8. #e7c8eb
  9. #efdaf1
  10. #f7edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae46bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae46bb
  2. #a94cb5
  3. #a552af
  4. #a057a9
  5. #9c5da3
  6. #97639e
  7. #926998
  8. #8e6f92
  9. #89748c
  10. #857a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6495 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e6bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5777b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1587a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #775ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8367b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b05198 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae46bb {
  color: #ae46bb;
}
Background
.bg-ae46bb {
  background-color: #ae46bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae46bb {
  border: 2px solid #ae46bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae46bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 70 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae46bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae46bb, #bb468e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae46bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 70 187 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.95 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.30 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.92 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.71 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.64 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.77 #51b944 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ae46bb  rgb(174, 70, 187)  hsl(293, 46%, 50%)  Purpureus
#53bb46  rgb(83, 187, 70)  hsl(113, 46%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#bbae46  rgb(187, 174, 70)  hsl(53, 46%, 50%)  Brass
#46bbae  rgb(70, 187, 174)  hsl(173, 46%, 50%)  Light Sea Green