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#AA558D

#aa558d ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aa558d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 33.33% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 17.06% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 320.47°, with 33.33% saturation and 50% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.1697

Complementary

  1. #aa558d
  2. #55aa72

Split complementary

  1. #aa558d
  2. #63aa55
  3. #55aa9c

Analogous

  1. #9c55aa
  2. #aa558d
  3. #aa5563

Triadic

  1. #aa558d
  2. #8daa55
  3. #558daa

Tetradic

  1. #aa558d
  2. #aa7255
  3. #55aa72
  4. #558daa

Square

  1. #aa558d
  2. #aa9c55
  3. #55aa72
  4. #5563aa

Monochromatic

  1. #442238
  2. #773c63
  3. #aa558d
  4. #c388af
  5. #ddbbd1

Shades

#aa558d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa558d
  2. #994d7f
  3. #884471
  4. #773c63
  5. #663355
  6. #552b47
  7. #442238
  8. #331a2a
  9. #22111c
  10. #11090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa558d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa558d
  2. #b36698
  3. #bb77a4
  4. #c488af
  5. #cc99bb
  6. #d5aac6
  7. #ddbbd1
  8. #e6ccdd
  9. #eedde8
  10. #f7eef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa558d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa558d
  2. #a6598c
  3. #a25e8a
  4. #9d6289
  5. #996688
  6. #956b87
  7. #916f85
  8. #8d7384
  9. #887783
  10. #847c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c687e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a6a8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71788b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3566b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82628e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b6b8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af557a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa558d {
  color: #aa558d;
}
Background
.bg-aa558d {
  background-color: #aa558d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa558d {
  border: 2px solid #aa558d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa558d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 85 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 33% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa558d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa558d, #aa5563);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa558d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 85 141 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.54 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.96 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.05 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.17 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.05 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.09 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 11.33 #55aa72 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#aa558d  rgb(170, 85, 141)  hsl(320, 33%, 50%)  Mulberry
#55aa72  rgb(85, 170, 114)  hsl(140, 33%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green
#8daa55  rgb(141, 170, 85)  hsl(80, 33%, 50%)  Asparagus
#558daa  rgb(85, 141, 170)  hsl(200, 33%, 50%)  Air Force Blue