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#AA258C

#aa258c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa258c is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 14.51% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.24% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 313.53°, with 64.25% saturation and 40.59% 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 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.45.

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Relative luminance0.1176

Complementary

  1. #aa258c
  2. #25aa43

Split complementary

  1. #aa258c
  2. #4aaa25
  3. #25aa85

Analogous

  1. #8525aa
  2. #aa258c
  3. #aa254a

Triadic

  1. #aa258c
  2. #8caa25
  3. #258caa

Tetradic

  1. #aa258c
  2. #aa4325
  3. #25aa43
  4. #258caa

Square

  1. #aa258c
  2. #aa8525
  3. #25aa43
  4. #254aaa

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0a25
  2. #6b1758
  3. #aa258c
  4. #d745b6
  5. #e484ce

Shades

#aa258c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa258c
  2. #99217e
  3. #881e70
  4. #771a62
  5. #661654
  6. #551346
  7. #440f38
  8. #330b2a
  9. #22071c
  10. #11040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa258c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa258c
  2. #b33b98
  3. #bb51a3
  4. #c466af
  5. #cc7cba
  6. #d592c6
  7. #dda8d1
  8. #e6bedd
  9. #eed3e8
  10. #f7e9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa258c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa258c
  2. #a62e8b
  3. #a2378a
  4. #9d4088
  5. #994987
  6. #955386
  7. #915c85
  8. #8d6584
  9. #886e82
  10. #847781
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844f74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e538f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b6889 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b42b57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75458e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82558a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b02970 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa258c {
  color: #aa258c;
}
Background
.bg-aa258c {
  background-color: #aa258c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa258c {
  border: 2px solid #aa258c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa258c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 37 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 64% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa258c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa258c, #aa254a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa258c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 37 140 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.45 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.66 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.47 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.78 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.79 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.11 #55da73 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#aa258c  rgb(170, 37, 140)  hsl(314, 64%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#25aa43  rgb(37, 170, 67)  hsl(134, 64%, 41%)  Medium Sea Green
#8caa25  rgb(140, 170, 37)  hsl(74, 64%, 41%)  Apple Green
#258caa  rgb(37, 140, 170)  hsl(194, 64%, 41%)  Bondi Blue