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#AA097E

#aa097e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa097e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 3.53% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.71% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 316.4°, with 89.94% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.56.

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Relative luminance0.1025

Complementary

  1. #aa097e
  2. #09aa35

Split complementary

  1. #aa097e
  2. #2daa09
  3. #09aa86

Analogous

  1. #8609aa
  2. #aa097e
  3. #aa092d

Triadic

  1. #aa097e
  2. #7eaa09
  3. #097eaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa097e
  2. #aa3509
  3. #09aa35
  4. #097eaa

Square

  1. #aa097e
  2. #aa8609
  3. #09aa35
  4. #092daa

Monochromatic

  1. #190112
  2. #610548
  3. #aa097e
  4. #f20db4
  5. #f656ca

Shades

#aa097e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa097e
  2. #990871
  3. #880765
  4. #770658
  5. #66054c
  6. #55053f
  7. #440432
  8. #330326
  9. #220219
  10. #11010d
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa097e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa097e
  2. #b3228b
  3. #bb3a98
  4. #c453a5
  5. #cc6bb2
  6. #d584bf
  7. #dd9dcb
  8. #e6b5d8
  9. #eecee5
  10. #f7e6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa097e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa097e
  2. #a6157e
  3. #a2217e
  4. #9d2d7f
  5. #99397f
  6. #95457f
  7. #91507f
  8. #8d5c7f
  9. #886880
  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 #82476a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #284a81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a637b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b60649 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #743a80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #824e7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b10763 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa097e {
  color: #aa097e;
}
Background
.bg-aa097e {
  background-color: #aa097e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa097e {
  border: 2px solid #aa097e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa097e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 9 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa097e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa097e, #aa092d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa097e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 9 126 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.56 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.03 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.42 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.47 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.47 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 8.67 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.74 #55f681 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#aa097e  rgb(170, 9, 126)  hsl(316, 90%, 35%)  Medium Violet Red
#09aa35  rgb(9, 170, 53)  hsl(136, 90%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#7eaa09  rgb(126, 170, 9)  hsl(76, 90%, 35%)  Apple Green
#097eaa  rgb(9, 126, 170)  hsl(196, 90%, 35%)  Cerulean