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#AF128E

#af128e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af128e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 7.06% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.71% magenta, 18.86% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 312.61°, with 81.35% saturation and 37.84% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.46.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.115

Complementary

  1. #af128e
  2. #12af33

Split complementary

  1. #af128e
  2. #3faf12
  3. #12af81

Analogous

  1. #8112af
  2. #af128e
  3. #af123f

Triadic

  1. #af128e
  2. #8eaf12
  3. #128eaf

Tetradic

  1. #af128e
  2. #af3312
  3. #12af33
  4. #128eaf

Square

  1. #af128e
  2. #af8112
  3. #12af33
  4. #123faf

Monochromatic

  1. #24041d
  2. #6a0b56
  3. #af128e
  4. #e925bf
  5. #f06ad4

Shades

#af128e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af128e
  2. #9e1080
  3. #8c0e72
  4. #7b0d63
  5. #690b55
  6. #580947
  7. #460739
  8. #35052b
  9. #23041c
  10. #12020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#af128e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af128e
  2. #b72a99
  3. #bf41a5
  4. #c759b0
  5. #cf71bb
  6. #d789c7
  7. #dfa0d2
  8. #e7b8dd
  9. #efd0e8
  10. #f7e7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af128e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af128e
  2. #aa1d8d
  3. #a6288b
  4. #a1338a
  5. #9c3e88
  6. #984987
  7. #935486
  8. #8e5f84
  9. #896a83
  10. #857581
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #874c75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #225091 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #59678b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba1c54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #764090 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84528c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b61970 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af128e {
  color: #af128e;
}
Background
.bg-af128e {
  background-color: #af128e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af128e {
  border: 2px solid #af128e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af128e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 18 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 81% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af128e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af128e, #af123f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af128e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 18 142 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.46 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.00 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.17 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.53 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.82 #800080 Purple ΔE 10.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.56 #50ed71 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#af128e  rgb(175, 18, 142)  hsl(313, 81%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#12af33  rgb(18, 175, 51)  hsl(133, 81%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#8eaf12  rgb(142, 175, 18)  hsl(73, 81%, 38%)  Apple Green
#128eaf  rgb(18, 142, 175)  hsl(193, 81%, 38%)  Bondi Blue