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#AA178C

#aa178c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa178c is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 9.02% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.47% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 312.24°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.12.

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Relative luminance0.1105

Complementary

  1. #aa178c
  2. #17aa35

Split complementary

  1. #aa178c
  2. #43aa17
  3. #17aa7e

Analogous

  1. #7e17aa
  2. #aa178c
  3. #aa1743

Triadic

  1. #aa178c
  2. #8caa17
  3. #178caa

Tetradic

  1. #aa178c
  2. #aa3517
  3. #17aa35
  4. #178caa

Square

  1. #aa178c
  2. #aa7e17
  3. #17aa35
  4. #1743aa

Monochromatic

  1. #23051d
  2. #670e55
  3. #aa178c
  4. #e22bbd
  5. #eb6fd2

Shades

#aa178c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa178c
  2. #99157e
  3. #881270
  4. #771062
  5. #660e54
  6. #550c46
  7. #440938
  8. #33072a
  9. #22051c
  10. #11020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa178c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa178c
  2. #b32e98
  3. #bb45a3
  4. #c45daf
  5. #cc74ba
  6. #d58bc6
  7. #dda2d1
  8. #e6b9dd
  9. #eed1e8
  10. #f7e8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa178c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa178c
  2. #a6228b
  3. #a22c8a
  4. #9d3788
  5. #994187
  6. #954c86
  7. #915685
  8. #8d6184
  9. #886b82
  10. #847681
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834b73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #234f8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #576589 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b42153 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73408e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81518a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b01d6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa178c {
  color: #aa178c;
}
Background
.bg-aa178c {
  background-color: #aa178c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa178c {
  border: 2px solid #aa178c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa178c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 23 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa178c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa178c, #aa1743);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa178c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 23 140 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.12 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.46 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.51 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.78 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.25 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.71 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.38 #55e873 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#aa178c  rgb(170, 23, 140)  hsl(312, 76%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#17aa35  rgb(23, 170, 53)  hsl(132, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#8caa17  rgb(140, 170, 23)  hsl(72, 76%, 38%)  Apple Green
#178caa  rgb(23, 140, 170)  hsl(192, 76%, 38%)  Bondi Blue