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#AE4E8A

#ae4e8a ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ae4e8a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 30.59% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.17% magenta, 20.69% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 322.5°, with 38.1% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1628

Complementary

  1. #ae4e8a
  2. #4eae72

Split complementary

  1. #ae4e8a
  2. #5aae4e
  3. #4eaea2

Analogous

  1. #a24eae
  2. #ae4e8a
  3. #ae4e5a

Triadic

  1. #ae4e8a
  2. #8aae4e
  3. #4e8aae

Tetradic

  1. #ae4e8a
  2. #ae724e
  3. #4eae72
  4. #4e8aae

Square

  1. #ae4e8a
  2. #aea24e
  3. #4eae72
  4. #4e5aae

Monochromatic

  1. #441f36
  2. #793660
  3. #ae4e8a
  4. #c782ad
  5. #deb6cf

Shades

#ae4e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae4e8a
  2. #9d467c
  3. #8b3e6e
  4. #7a3761
  5. #682f53
  6. #572745
  7. #461f37
  8. #341729
  9. #23101c
  10. #11080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae4e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae4e8a
  2. #b66096
  3. #be71a1
  4. #c683ad
  5. #ce95b9
  6. #d7a7c5
  7. #dfb8d0
  8. #e7cadc
  9. #efdce8
  10. #f7edf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae4e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae4e8a
  2. #a95389
  3. #a55888
  4. #a05d87
  5. #9c6286
  6. #976785
  7. #926c84
  8. #8e7183
  9. #897682
  10. #857b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d647b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56668c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #707688 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84e66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #825d8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d6889 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b44e76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae4e8a {
  color: #ae4e8a;
}
Background
.bg-ae4e8a {
  background-color: #ae4e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae4e8a {
  border: 2px solid #ae4e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae4e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 78 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae4e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae4e8a, #ae4e5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae4e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 78 138 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 4.70 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.33 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.83 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.75 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 8.98 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.50 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.82 #51b175 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#ae4e8a  rgb(174, 78, 138)  hsl(323, 38%, 49%)  Mulberry
#4eae72  rgb(78, 174, 114)  hsl(143, 38%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#8aae4e  rgb(138, 174, 78)  hsl(83, 38%, 49%)  Olivine
#4e8aae  rgb(78, 138, 174)  hsl(203, 38%, 49%)  Air Force Blue