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#AA138E

#aa138e ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa138e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 7.45% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.82% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 311.13°, with 79.89% saturation and 37.06% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 7.12.

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Relative luminance0.1096

Complementary

  1. #aa138e
  2. #13aa2f

Split complementary

  1. #aa138e
  2. #42aa13
  3. #13aa7b

Analogous

  1. #7b13aa
  2. #aa138e
  3. #aa1342

Triadic

  1. #aa138e
  2. #8eaa13
  3. #138eaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa138e
  2. #aa2f13
  3. #13aa2f
  4. #138eaa

Square

  1. #aa138e
  2. #aa7b13
  3. #13aa2f
  4. #1342aa

Monochromatic

  1. #20041b
  2. #650b55
  3. #aa138e
  4. #e623c2
  5. #ee68d5

Shades

#aa138e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa138e
  2. #991180
  3. #880f72
  4. #770d63
  5. #660b55
  6. #550a47
  7. #440839
  8. #33062b
  9. #22041c
  10. #11020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa138e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa138e
  2. #b32b99
  3. #bb42a5
  4. #c45ab0
  5. #cc71bb
  6. #d589c7
  7. #dda1d2
  8. #e6b8dd
  9. #eed0e8
  10. #f7e7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa138e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa138e
  2. #a61e8d
  3. #a2298b
  4. #9d348a
  5. #993f88
  6. #954a87
  7. #915486
  8. #8d5f84
  9. #886a83
  10. #847581
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834a74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e4f91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #55658b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b42054 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #723f90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80508c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b01c70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa138e {
  color: #aa138e;
}
Background
.bg-aa138e {
  background-color: #aa138e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa138e {
  border: 2px solid #aa138e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa138e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 19 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 80% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa138e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa138e, #aa1342);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa138e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 19 142 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.12 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.49 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.50 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.74 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.00 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.41 #55ec71 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#aa138e  rgb(170, 19, 142)  hsl(311, 80%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#13aa2f  rgb(19, 170, 47)  hsl(131, 80%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#8eaa13  rgb(142, 170, 19)  hsl(71, 80%, 37%)  Apple Green
#138eaa  rgb(19, 142, 170)  hsl(191, 80%, 37%)  Bondi Blue