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#AC2E8A

#ac2e8a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ac2e8a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 18.04% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.26% magenta, 19.77% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 316.19°, with 57.8% saturation and 42.75% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1256

Complementary

  1. #ac2e8a
  2. #2eac50

Split complementary

  1. #ac2e8a
  2. #4bac2e
  3. #2eac8f

Analogous

  1. #8f2eac
  2. #ac2e8a
  3. #ac2e4b

Triadic

  1. #ac2e8a
  2. #8aac2e
  3. #2e8aac

Tetradic

  1. #ac2e8a
  2. #ac502e
  3. #2eac50
  4. #2e8aac

Square

  1. #ac2e8a
  2. #ac8f2e
  3. #2eac50
  4. #2e4bac

Monochromatic

  1. #330e29
  2. #701e5a
  3. #ac2e8a
  4. #d255b0
  5. #e291cc

Shades

#ac2e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac2e8a
  2. #9b297c
  3. #8a256e
  4. #782061
  5. #671c53
  6. #561745
  7. #451237
  8. #340e29
  9. #22091c
  10. #11050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac2e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac2e8a
  2. #b44396
  3. #bd58a1
  4. #c56dad
  5. #cd82b9
  6. #d697c5
  7. #deabd0
  8. #e6c0dc
  9. #eed5e8
  10. #f7eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac2e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac2e8a
  2. #a83689
  3. #a33e88
  4. #9f4787
  5. #9a4f86
  6. #965785
  7. #925f84
  8. #8d6783
  9. #897082
  10. #847881
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875375 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #38568d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #606b87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b63158 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78498c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #855888 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b23070 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac2e8a {
  color: #ac2e8a;
}
Background
.bg-ac2e8a {
  background-color: #ac2e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac2e8a {
  border: 2px solid #ac2e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac2e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 46 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 58% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac2e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac2e8a, #ac2e4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac2e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 46 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.43 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.36 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.36 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.44 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.78 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.83 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.01 #53d175 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ac2e8a  rgb(172, 46, 138)  hsl(316, 58%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#2eac50  rgb(46, 172, 80)  hsl(136, 58%, 43%)  Medium Sea Green
#8aac2e  rgb(138, 172, 46)  hsl(76, 58%, 43%)  Apple Green
#2e8aac  rgb(46, 138, 172)  hsl(196, 58%, 43%)  Bondi Blue