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#A70C8A

#a70c8a ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a70c8a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 4.71% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.81% magenta, 17.37% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 311.23°, with 86.59% saturation and 35.1% 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 6.5.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1031

Complementary

  1. #a70c8a
  2. #0ca729

Split complementary

  1. #a70c8a
  2. #3ca70c
  3. #0ca777

Analogous

  1. #770ca7
  2. #a70c8a
  3. #a70c3c

Triadic

  1. #a70c8a
  2. #8aa70c
  3. #0c8aa7

Tetradic

  1. #a70c8a
  2. #a7290c
  3. #0ca729
  4. #0c8aa7

Square

  1. #a70c8a
  2. #a7770c
  3. #0ca729
  4. #0c3ca7

Monochromatic

  1. #180214
  2. #60074f
  3. #a70c8a
  4. #ee12c5
  5. #f359d6

Shades

#a70c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a70c8a
  2. #960b7c
  3. #860a6e
  4. #750861
  5. #640753
  6. #540645
  7. #430537
  8. #320429
  9. #21021c
  10. #11010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a70c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a70c8a
  2. #b02496
  3. #b93da1
  4. #c155ad
  5. #ca6db9
  6. #d386c5
  7. #dc9ed0
  8. #e5b6dc
  9. #edcee8
  10. #f6e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a70c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a70c8a
  2. #a31889
  3. #9f2388
  4. #9b2f87
  5. #973a86
  6. #944685
  7. #905284
  8. #8c5d83
  9. #886982
  10. #847481
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804770 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b4c8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #536287 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b11a51 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #703c8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e4d88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad166c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a70c8a {
  color: #a70c8a;
}
Background
.bg-a70c8a {
  background-color: #a70c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a70c8a {
  border: 2px solid #a70c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a70c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 12 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 87% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a70c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a70c8a, #a70c3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a70c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 12 138 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.50 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.78 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.92 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.99 #800080 Purple ΔE 8.25 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.65 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.25 #58f375 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#a70c8a  rgb(167, 12, 138)  hsl(311, 87%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#0ca729  rgb(12, 167, 41)  hsl(131, 87%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#8aa70c  rgb(138, 167, 12)  hsl(71, 87%, 35%)  Apple Green
#0c8aa7  rgb(12, 138, 167)  hsl(191, 87%, 35%)  Bondi Blue