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#AF178C

#af178c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af178c is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 9.02% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.86% magenta, 20% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 313.82°, with 76.77% saturation and 38.82% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.04.

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Relative luminance0.1162

Complementary

  1. #af178c
  2. #17af3a

Split complementary

  1. #af178c
  2. #40af17
  3. #17af86

Analogous

  1. #8617af
  2. #af178c
  3. #af1740

Triadic

  1. #af178c
  2. #8caf17
  3. #178caf

Tetradic

  1. #af178c
  2. #af3a17
  3. #17af3a
  4. #178caf

Square

  1. #af178c
  2. #af8617
  3. #17af3a
  4. #1740af

Monochromatic

  1. #280520
  2. #6b0e56
  3. #af178c
  4. #e42fba
  5. #ed72d0

Shades

#af178c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af178c
  2. #9e157e
  3. #8c1270
  4. #7b1062
  5. #690e54
  6. #580c46
  7. #460938
  8. #35072a
  9. #23051c
  10. #12020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#af178c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af178c
  2. #b72e98
  3. #bf45a3
  4. #c75daf
  5. #cf74ba
  6. #d78bc6
  7. #dfa2d1
  8. #e7b9dd
  9. #efd1e8
  10. #f7e8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af178c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af178c
  2. #aa228b
  3. #a62c8a
  4. #a13788
  5. #9c4187
  6. #984c86
  7. #935685
  8. #8e6184
  9. #896b82
  10. #857681
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #874c74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #27518f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b6889 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba1e54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77418e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85538a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b61b6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af178c {
  color: #af178c;
}
Background
.bg-af178c {
  background-color: #af178c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af178c {
  border: 2px solid #af178c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af178c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 23 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af178c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af178c, #af1740);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af178c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 23 140 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.04 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.80 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.55 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.86 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.43 #800080 Purple ΔE 10.33 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.55 #50e873 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#af178c  rgb(175, 23, 140)  hsl(314, 77%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#17af3a  rgb(23, 175, 58)  hsl(134, 77%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#8caf17  rgb(140, 175, 23)  hsl(74, 77%, 39%)  Apple Green
#178caf  rgb(23, 140, 175)  hsl(194, 77%, 39%)  Bondi Blue