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#AA408E

#aa408e ≈ Deep Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aa408e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 25.1% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.35% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 315.85°, with 45.3% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Deep Plum (#8e4585), ΔE 5.53.

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Relative luminance0.1417

Complementary

  1. #aa408e
  2. #40aa5c

Split complementary

  1. #aa408e
  2. #59aa40
  3. #40aa91

Analogous

  1. #9140aa
  2. #aa408e
  3. #aa4059

Triadic

  1. #aa408e
  2. #8eaa40
  3. #408eaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa408e
  2. #aa5c40
  3. #40aa5c
  4. #408eaa

Square

  1. #aa408e
  2. #aa9140
  3. #40aa5c
  4. #4059aa

Monochromatic

  1. #3b1631
  2. #722b60
  3. #aa408e
  4. #c86eb1
  5. #dda6cf

Shades

#aa408e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa408e
  2. #993a80
  3. #883372
  4. #772d63
  5. #662655
  6. #552047
  7. #441a39
  8. #33132b
  9. #220d1c
  10. #11060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa408e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa408e
  2. #b35399
  3. #bb66a5
  4. #c479b0
  5. #cc8cbb
  6. #d5a0c7
  7. #ddb3d2
  8. #e6c6dd
  9. #eed9e8
  10. #f7ecf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa408e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa408e
  2. #a6468d
  3. #a24d8b
  4. #9d538a
  5. #995a88
  6. #956087
  7. #916686
  8. #8d6d84
  9. #887383
  10. #847a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885b7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #455e90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #656f8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b34361 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b548f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86608c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b04276 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa408e {
  color: #aa408e;
}
Background
.bg-aa408e {
  background-color: #aa408e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa408e {
  border: 2px solid #aa408e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa408e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 64 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 45% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa408e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa408e, #aa4059);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa408e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 64 142 / 0.35);
}

#8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 5.53 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.35 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.70 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.37 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.56 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.67 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.79 #55bf71 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Deep Plum
#aa408e  rgb(170, 64, 142)  hsl(316, 45%, 46%)  Deep Plum
#40aa5c  rgb(64, 170, 92)  hsl(136, 45%, 46%)  Medium Sea Green
#8eaa40  rgb(142, 170, 64)  hsl(76, 45%, 46%)  Apple Green
#408eaa  rgb(64, 142, 170)  hsl(196, 45%, 46%)  Bondi Blue