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#AB288E

#ab288e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ab288e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 15.69% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.61% magenta, 16.96% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 313.28°, with 62.09% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.33.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1213

Complementary

  1. #ab288e
  2. #28ab45

Split complementary

  1. #ab288e
  2. #4cab28
  3. #28ab86

Analogous

  1. #8628ab
  2. #ab288e
  3. #ab284c

Triadic

  1. #ab288e
  2. #8eab28
  3. #288eab

Tetradic

  1. #ab288e
  2. #ab4528
  3. #28ab45
  4. #288eab

Square

  1. #ab288e
  2. #ab8628
  3. #28ab45
  4. #284cab

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0b27
  2. #6d195b
  3. #ab288e
  4. #d54bb6
  5. #e389cf

Shades

#ab288e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab288e
  2. #9a2480
  3. #892072
  4. #781c63
  5. #671855
  6. #561447
  7. #441039
  8. #330c2b
  9. #22081c
  10. #11040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab288e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab288e
  2. #b33e99
  3. #bc53a5
  4. #c469b0
  5. #cd7ebb
  6. #d594c7
  7. #dda9d2
  8. #e6bfdd
  9. #eed4e8
  10. #f7eaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab288e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab288e
  2. #a7318d
  3. #a23a8b
  4. #9e428a
  5. #9a4b88
  6. #965487
  7. #915d86
  8. #8d6684
  9. #896e83
  10. #847781
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #855176 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f5591 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c698b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b52e59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #764790 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83568c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b12c72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab288e {
  color: #ab288e;
}
Background
.bg-ab288e {
  background-color: #ab288e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab288e {
  border: 2px solid #ab288e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab288e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 40 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 62% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab288e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab288e, #ab284c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab288e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 40 142 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.33 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.57 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.82 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.17 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.38 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.04 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.43 #54d771 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ab288e  rgb(171, 40, 142)  hsl(313, 62%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#28ab45  rgb(40, 171, 69)  hsl(133, 62%, 41%)  Medium Sea Green
#8eab28  rgb(142, 171, 40)  hsl(73, 62%, 41%)  Apple Green
#288eab  rgb(40, 142, 171)  hsl(193, 62%, 41%)  Bondi Blue