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#A00AAB

#a00aab ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a00aab is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 3.92% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.43% cyan, 94.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 295.9°, with 88.95% saturation and 35.49% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 6.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1063

Complementary

  1. #a00aab
  2. #15ab0a

Split complementary

  1. #a00aab
  2. #66ab0a
  3. #0aab4f

Analogous

  1. #4f0aab
  2. #a00aab
  3. #ab0a66

Triadic

  1. #a00aab
  2. #aba00a
  3. #0aaba0

Tetradic

  1. #a00aab
  2. #ab0a15
  3. #15ab0a
  4. #0aaba0

Square

  1. #a00aab
  2. #ab4f0a
  3. #15ab0a
  4. #0a66ab

Monochromatic

  1. #19021a
  2. #5c0663
  3. #a00aab
  4. #e210f1
  5. #eb59f5

Shades

#a00aab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00aab
  2. #90099a
  3. #800889
  4. #700778
  5. #600667
  6. #500556
  7. #400444
  8. #300333
  9. #200222
  10. #100111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00aab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00aab
  2. #aa23b3
  3. #b33bbc
  4. #bd54c4
  5. #c66ccd
  6. #d085d5
  7. #d99ddd
  8. #e3b6e6
  9. #ecceee
  10. #f6e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00aab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00aab
  2. #9d16a7
  3. #9a22a2
  4. #962d9e
  5. #93399a
  6. #904596
  7. #8d5191
  8. #8a5d8d
  9. #866889
  10. #837484
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d4883 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3861a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a33564 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6340ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #714ca9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a22986 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00aab {
  color: #a00aab;
}
Background
.bg-a00aab {
  background-color: #a00aab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00aab {
  border: 2px solid #a00aab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00aab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 10 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00aab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00aab, #ab0a66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00aab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 10 171 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.72 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.02 #800080 Purple ΔE 8.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.81 #5ff554 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#a00aab  rgb(160, 10, 171)  hsl(296, 89%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#15ab0a  rgb(21, 171, 10)  hsl(116, 89%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#aba00a  rgb(171, 160, 10)  hsl(56, 89%, 35%)  Brass
#0aaba0  rgb(10, 171, 160)  hsl(176, 89%, 35%)  Light Sea Green