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#AD057B

#ad057b ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ad057b is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 1.96% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.11% magenta, 28.9% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 317.86°, with 94.38% saturation and 34.9% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.93.

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Relative luminance0.1042

Complementary

  1. #ad057b
  2. #05ad37

Split complementary

  1. #ad057b
  2. #27ad05
  3. #05ad8b

Analogous

  1. #8b05ad
  2. #ad057b
  3. #ad0527

Triadic

  1. #ad057b
  2. #7bad05
  3. #057bad

Tetradic

  1. #ad057b
  2. #ad3705
  3. #05ad37
  4. #057bad

Square

  1. #ad057b
  2. #ad8b05
  3. #05ad37
  4. #0527ad

Monochromatic

  1. #180111
  2. #630346
  3. #ad057b
  4. #f707b0
  5. #fa51c8

Shades

#ad057b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad057b
  2. #9c056f
  3. #8a0462
  4. #790456
  5. #68034a
  6. #57033e
  7. #450231
  8. #340225
  9. #230119
  10. #11010c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad057b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad057b
  2. #b51e88
  3. #bd3795
  4. #c650a3
  5. #ce69b0
  6. #d682bd
  7. #de9bca
  8. #e6b4d7
  9. #efcde5
  10. #f7e6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad057b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad057b
  2. #a9117c
  3. #a41e7c
  4. #a02a7d
  5. #9b367d
  6. #97437e
  7. #924f7e
  8. #8e5b7f
  9. #89677f
  10. #857480
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844769 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b4a7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d6478 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba0047 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #763a7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #854e79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b50060 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad057b {
  color: #ad057b;
}
Background
.bg-ad057b {
  background-color: #ad057b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ad057b {
  border: 2px solid #ad057b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad057b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 5 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad057b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad057b, #ad0527);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad057b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 5 123 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.93 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.25 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 8.54 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.91 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.40 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.43 #800080 Purple ΔE 10.63 #52fa84 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ad057b  rgb(173, 5, 123)  hsl(318, 94%, 35%)  Medium Violet Red
#05ad37  rgb(5, 173, 55)  hsl(138, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#7bad05  rgb(123, 173, 5)  hsl(78, 94%, 35%)  Apple Green
#057bad  rgb(5, 123, 173)  hsl(198, 94%, 35%)  Cerulean