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#AA0482

#aa0482 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa0482 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 1.57% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.65% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 314.46°, with 95.4% saturation and 34.12% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.93.

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Relative luminance0.1024

Complementary

  1. #aa0482
  2. #04aa2c

Split complementary

  1. #aa0482
  2. #2faa04
  3. #04aa7f

Analogous

  1. #7f04aa
  2. #aa0482
  3. #aa042f

Triadic

  1. #aa0482
  2. #82aa04
  3. #0482aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa0482
  2. #aa2c04
  3. #04aa2c
  4. #0482aa

Square

  1. #aa0482
  2. #aa7f04
  3. #04aa2c
  4. #042faa

Monochromatic

  1. #150010
  2. #5f0249
  3. #aa0482
  4. #f506bb
  5. #fb4cd1

Shades

#aa0482 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa0482
  2. #990475
  3. #880368
  4. #77035b
  5. #66024e
  6. #550241
  7. #440234
  8. #330127
  9. #22011a
  10. #11000d
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa0482 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa0482
  2. #b31d8f
  3. #bb369b
  4. #c44fa8
  5. #cc68b4
  6. #d582c1
  7. #dd9bcd
  8. #e6b4da
  9. #eecde6
  10. #f7e6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa0482 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa0482
  2. #a61082
  3. #a21d82
  4. #9d2981
  5. #993681
  6. #954281
  7. #914e81
  8. #8d5b81
  9. #886780
  10. #847480
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82466c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #234a85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #58637f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5084b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #733a84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #814d80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b10766 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa0482 {
  color: #aa0482;
}
Background
.bg-aa0482 {
  background-color: #aa0482;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa0482 {
  border: 2px solid #aa0482;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa0482;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 4 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 95% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa0482 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa0482, #aa042f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa0482 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 4 130 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.93 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.80 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.88 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.90 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.37 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.23 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.27 #55fb7d Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#aa0482  rgb(170, 4, 130)  hsl(314, 95%, 34%)  Medium Violet Red
#04aa2c  rgb(4, 170, 44)  hsl(134, 95%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#82aa04  rgb(130, 170, 4)  hsl(74, 95%, 34%)  Apple Green
#0482aa  rgb(4, 130, 170)  hsl(194, 95%, 34%)  Cerulean