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#AB098A

#ab098a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ab098a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 3.53% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.74% magenta, 19.3% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 312.22°, with 90% saturation and 35.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.2.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1069

Complementary

  1. #ab098a
  2. #09ab2a

Split complementary

  1. #ab098a
  2. #39ab09
  3. #09ab7b

Analogous

  1. #7b09ab
  2. #ab098a
  3. #ab0939

Triadic

  1. #ab098a
  2. #8aab09
  3. #098aab

Tetradic

  1. #ab098a
  2. #ab2a09
  3. #09ab2a
  4. #098aab

Square

  1. #ab098a
  2. #ab7b09
  3. #09ab2a
  4. #0939ab

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0115
  2. #62054f
  3. #ab098a
  4. #f20ec4
  5. #f657d6

Shades

#ab098a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab098a
  2. #9a087c
  3. #89076e
  4. #780661
  5. #670553
  6. #560545
  7. #440437
  8. #330329
  9. #22021c
  10. #11010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab098a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab098a
  2. #b32296
  3. #bc3aa1
  4. #c453ad
  5. #cd6bb9
  6. #d584c5
  7. #dd9dd0
  8. #e6b5dc
  9. #eecee8
  10. #f7e6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab098a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab098a
  2. #a71589
  3. #a22188
  4. #9e2d87
  5. #9a3986
  6. #964585
  7. #915084
  8. #8d5c83
  9. #896882
  10. #847481
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834871 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e4d8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #566487 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b61650 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #733c8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #814f88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1126c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab098a {
  color: #ab098a;
}
Background
.bg-ab098a {
  background-color: #ab098a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab098a {
  border: 2px solid #ab098a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab098a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 9 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab098a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab098a, #ab0939);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab098a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 9 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.20 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.30 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.57 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.11 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.04 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.35 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.34 #54f675 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ab098a  rgb(171, 9, 138)  hsl(312, 90%, 35%)  Medium Violet Red
#09ab2a  rgb(9, 171, 42)  hsl(132, 90%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#8aab09  rgb(138, 171, 9)  hsl(72, 90%, 35%)  Apple Green
#098aab  rgb(9, 138, 171)  hsl(192, 90%, 35%)  Bondi Blue