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#AA048B

#aa048b ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa048b 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.65% magenta, 18.24% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 311.2°, 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 6.86.

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Relative luminance0.105

Complementary

  1. #aa048b
  2. #04aa23

Split complementary

  1. #aa048b
  2. #38aa04
  3. #04aa76

Analogous

  1. #7604aa
  2. #aa048b
  3. #aa0438

Triadic

  1. #aa048b
  2. #8baa04
  3. #048baa

Tetradic

  1. #aa048b
  2. #aa2304
  3. #04aa23
  4. #048baa

Square

  1. #aa048b
  2. #aa7604
  3. #04aa23
  4. #0438aa

Monochromatic

  1. #150011
  2. #5f024e
  3. #aa048b
  4. #f506c8
  5. #fb4cda

Shades

#aa048b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa048b
  2. #99047d
  3. #88036f
  4. #770361
  5. #660253
  6. #550246
  7. #440238
  8. #33012a
  9. #22011c
  10. #11000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa048b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa048b
  2. #b31d97
  3. #bb36a2
  4. #c44fae
  5. #cc68b9
  6. #d582c5
  7. #dd9bd1
  8. #e6b4dc
  9. #eecde8
  10. #f7e6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa048b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa048b
  2. #a6108a
  3. #a21d89
  4. #9d2988
  5. #993687
  6. #954286
  7. #914e84
  8. #8d5b83
  9. #886782
  10. #847481
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824771 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #194c8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #556388 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b41550 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #713b8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #804e89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0106d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa048b {
  color: #aa048b;
}
Background
.bg-aa048b {
  background-color: #aa048b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa048b {
  border: 2px solid #aa048b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa048b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 4 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 95% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa048b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa048b, #aa0438);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa048b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 4 139 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.86 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.16 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.65 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.24 #800080 Purple ΔE 8.65 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.65 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.54 #55fb74 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#aa048b  rgb(170, 4, 139)  hsl(311, 95%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#04aa23  rgb(4, 170, 35)  hsl(131, 95%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#8baa04  rgb(139, 170, 4)  hsl(71, 95%, 34%)  Apple Green
#048baa  rgb(4, 139, 170)  hsl(191, 95%, 34%)  Bondi Blue