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#AB0C8A

#ab0c8a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ab0c8a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 4.71% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.98% magenta, 19.3% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 312.45°, with 86.89% saturation and 35.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.11.

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Relative luminance0.1076

Complementary

  1. #ab0c8a
  2. #0cab2d

Split complementary

  1. #ab0c8a
  2. #3bab0c
  3. #0cab7c

Analogous

  1. #7c0cab
  2. #ab0c8a
  3. #ab0c3b

Triadic

  1. #ab0c8a
  2. #8aab0c
  3. #0c8aab

Tetradic

  1. #ab0c8a
  2. #ab2d0c
  3. #0cab2d
  4. #0c8aab

Square

  1. #ab0c8a
  2. #ab7c0c
  3. #0cab2d
  4. #0c3bab

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0217
  2. #640750
  3. #ab0c8a
  4. #ef15c1
  5. #f45cd4

Shades

#ab0c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab0c8a
  2. #9a0b7c
  3. #890a6e
  4. #780861
  5. #670753
  6. #560645
  7. #440537
  8. #330429
  9. #22021c
  10. #11010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab0c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab0c8a
  2. #b32496
  3. #bc3da1
  4. #c455ad
  5. #cd6db9
  6. #d586c5
  7. #dd9ed0
  8. #e6b6dc
  9. #eecee8
  10. #f7e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab0c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab0c8a
  2. #a71889
  3. #a22388
  4. #9e2f87
  5. #9a3a86
  6. #964685
  7. #915284
  8. #8d5d83
  9. #896982
  10. #847481
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834971 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f4d8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #576487 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b61851 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #733d8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #814f88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1146c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab0c8a {
  color: #ab0c8a;
}
Background
.bg-ab0c8a {
  background-color: #ab0c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab0c8a {
  border: 2px solid #ab0c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab0c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 12 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 87% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab0c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab0c8a, #ab0c3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab0c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 12 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.11 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.38 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.66 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.01 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.12 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.33 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.30 #54f375 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ab0c8a  rgb(171, 12, 138)  hsl(312, 87%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#0cab2d  rgb(12, 171, 45)  hsl(132, 87%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#8aab0c  rgb(138, 171, 12)  hsl(72, 87%, 36%)  Apple Green
#0c8aab  rgb(12, 138, 171)  hsl(192, 87%, 36%)  Bondi Blue