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#AB248D

#ab248d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ab248d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 14.12% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.95% magenta, 17.54% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 313.33°, with 65.22% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.4.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1184

Complementary

  1. #ab248d
  2. #24ab42

Split complementary

  1. #ab248d
  2. #4aab24
  3. #24ab85

Analogous

  1. #8524ab
  2. #ab248d
  3. #ab244a

Triadic

  1. #ab248d
  2. #8dab24
  3. #248dab

Tetradic

  1. #ab248d
  2. #ab4224
  3. #24ab42
  4. #248dab

Square

  1. #ab248d
  2. #ab8524
  3. #24ab42
  4. #244aab

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0925
  2. #6c1759
  3. #ab248d
  4. #d844b7
  5. #e583cf

Shades

#ab248d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab248d
  2. #9a207f
  3. #891d71
  4. #781963
  5. #671655
  6. #561247
  7. #440e38
  8. #330b2a
  9. #22071c
  10. #11040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab248d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab248d
  2. #b33a98
  3. #bc50a4
  4. #c466af
  5. #cd7cbb
  6. #d592c6
  7. #dda7d1
  8. #e6bddd
  9. #eed3e8
  10. #f7e9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab248d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab248d
  2. #a72d8c
  3. #a2368a
  4. #9e4089
  5. #9a4988
  6. #965287
  7. #915b85
  8. #8d6484
  9. #896e83
  10. #847781
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854f75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d5390 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b688a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b52b57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75458f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83558b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b12871 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab248d {
  color: #ab248d;
}
Background
.bg-ab248d {
  background-color: #ab248d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab248d {
  border: 2px solid #ab248d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab248d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 36 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 65% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab248d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab248d, #ab244a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab248d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 36 141 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.40 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.82 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.51 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.84 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.74 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.82 #800080 Purple ΔE 10.29 #54db72 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ab248d  rgb(171, 36, 141)  hsl(313, 65%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#24ab42  rgb(36, 171, 66)  hsl(133, 65%, 41%)  Medium Sea Green
#8dab24  rgb(141, 171, 36)  hsl(73, 65%, 41%)  Apple Green
#248dab  rgb(36, 141, 171)  hsl(193, 65%, 41%)  Bondi Blue