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#AA1F8A

#aa1f8a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa1f8a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 12.16% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.76% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 313.81°, with 69.15% saturation and 39.41% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.53.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1136

Complementary

  1. #aa1f8a
  2. #1faa3f

Split complementary

  1. #aa1f8a
  2. #45aa1f
  3. #1faa84

Analogous

  1. #841faa
  2. #aa1f8a
  3. #aa1f45

Triadic

  1. #aa1f8a
  2. #8aaa1f
  3. #1f8aaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa1f8a
  2. #aa3f1f
  3. #1faa3f
  4. #1f8aaa

Square

  1. #aa1f8a
  2. #aa841f
  3. #1faa3f
  4. #1f45aa

Monochromatic

  1. #290721
  2. #691355
  3. #aa1f8a
  4. #db3ab6
  5. #e77bce

Shades

#aa1f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa1f8a
  2. #991c7c
  3. #88196e
  4. #771661
  5. #661353
  6. #551045
  7. #440c37
  8. #330929
  9. #22061c
  10. #11030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa1f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa1f8a
  2. #b33596
  3. #bb4ca1
  4. #c462ad
  5. #cc79b9
  6. #d58fc5
  7. #dda5d0
  8. #e6bcdc
  9. #eed2e8
  10. #f7e9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa1f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa1f8a
  2. #a62989
  3. #a23288
  4. #9d3c87
  5. #994686
  6. #955085
  7. #915984
  8. #8d6383
  9. #886d82
  10. #847681
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844d72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a518d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a6687 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b42554 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74428c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #825388 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0236e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa1f8a {
  color: #aa1f8a;
}
Background
.bg-aa1f8a {
  background-color: #aa1f8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa1f8a {
  border: 2px solid #aa1f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa1f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 31 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 69% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa1f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa1f8a, #aa1f45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa1f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 31 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.53 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.05 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.13 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.40 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.28 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.84 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.91 #55e075 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#aa1f8a  rgb(170, 31, 138)  hsl(314, 69%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#1faa3f  rgb(31, 170, 63)  hsl(134, 69%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green
#8aaa1f  rgb(138, 170, 31)  hsl(74, 69%, 39%)  Apple Green
#1f8aaa  rgb(31, 138, 170)  hsl(194, 69%, 39%)  Bondi Blue