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#AA0B8A

#aa0b8a ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa0b8a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 4.31% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.53% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 312.08°, with 87.85% 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 7.13.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1062

Complementary

  1. #aa0b8a
  2. #0baa2b

Split complementary

  1. #aa0b8a
  2. #3aaa0b
  3. #0baa7b

Analogous

  1. #7b0baa
  2. #aa0b8a
  3. #aa0b3a

Triadic

  1. #aa0b8a
  2. #8aaa0b
  3. #0b8aaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa0b8a
  2. #aa2b0b
  3. #0baa2b
  4. #0b8aaa

Square

  1. #aa0b8a
  2. #aa7b0b
  3. #0baa2b
  4. #0b3aaa

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0215
  2. #620650
  3. #aa0b8a
  4. #f012c3
  5. #f45ad5

Shades

#aa0b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa0b8a
  2. #990a7c
  3. #88096e
  4. #770861
  5. #660753
  6. #550645
  7. #440437
  8. #330329
  9. #22021c
  10. #11010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa0b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa0b8a
  2. #b32396
  3. #bb3ca1
  4. #c454ad
  5. #cc6db9
  6. #d585c5
  7. #dd9dd0
  8. #e6b6dc
  9. #eecee8
  10. #f7e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa0b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa0b8a
  2. #a61789
  3. #a22288
  4. #9d2e87
  5. #993a86
  6. #954685
  7. #915184
  8. #8d5d83
  9. #886982
  10. #847481
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824871 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e4d8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #566487 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b41851 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #723c8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #804f88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0146c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa0b8a {
  color: #aa0b8a;
}
Background
.bg-aa0b8a {
  background-color: #aa0b8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa0b8a {
  border: 2px solid #aa0b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa0b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 11 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 88% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa0b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa0b8a, #aa0b3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa0b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 11 138 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.13 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.36 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.41 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.01 #800080 Purple ΔE 8.87 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.41 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.29 #55f475 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#aa0b8a  rgb(170, 11, 138)  hsl(312, 88%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#0baa2b  rgb(11, 170, 43)  hsl(132, 88%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#8aaa0b  rgb(138, 170, 11)  hsl(72, 88%, 35%)  Apple Green
#0b8aaa  rgb(11, 138, 170)  hsl(192, 88%, 35%)  Bondi Blue