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#AF0C8A

#af0c8a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af0c8a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 4.71% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.14% magenta, 21.14% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 313.62°, with 87.17% saturation and 36.67% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.23.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1121

Complementary

  1. #af0c8a
  2. #0caf31

Split complementary

  1. #af0c8a
  2. #39af0c
  3. #0caf83

Analogous

  1. #830caf
  2. #af0c8a
  3. #af0c39

Triadic

  1. #af0c8a
  2. #8aaf0c
  3. #0c8aaf

Tetradic

  1. #af0c8a
  2. #af310c
  3. #0caf31
  4. #0c8aaf

Square

  1. #af0c8a
  2. #af830c
  3. #0caf31
  4. #0c39af

Monochromatic

  1. #200219
  2. #670752
  3. #af0c8a
  4. #ef18be
  5. #f460d2

Shades

#af0c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af0c8a
  2. #9e0b7c
  3. #8c0a6e
  4. #7b0861
  5. #690753
  6. #580645
  7. #460537
  8. #350429
  9. #23021c
  10. #12010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#af0c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af0c8a
  2. #b72496
  3. #bf3da1
  4. #c755ad
  5. #cf6db9
  6. #d786c5
  7. #df9ed0
  8. #e7b6dc
  9. #efcee8
  10. #f7e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af0c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af0c8a
  2. #aa1889
  3. #a62388
  4. #a12f87
  5. #9c3a86
  6. #984685
  7. #935284
  8. #8e5d83
  9. #896982
  10. #857481
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #864a72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #234f8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a6787 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba1551 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #763e8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #855188 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6126c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af0c8a {
  color: #af0c8a;
}
Background
.bg-af0c8a {
  background-color: #af0c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af0c8a {
  border: 2px solid #af0c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af0c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 12 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 87% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af0c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af0c8a, #af0c39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af0c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 12 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.23 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.20 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.26 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.54 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.09 #800080 Purple ΔE 10.00 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.42 #50f375 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#af0c8a  rgb(175, 12, 138)  hsl(314, 87%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#0caf31  rgb(12, 175, 49)  hsl(134, 87%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#8aaf0c  rgb(138, 175, 12)  hsl(74, 87%, 37%)  Apple Green
#0c8aaf  rgb(12, 138, 175)  hsl(194, 87%, 37%)  Bondi Blue