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#AF1998

#af1998 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#af1998 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 9.8% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.71% magenta, 13.14% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 309.2°, with 75% saturation and 39.22% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.46.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1208

Complementary

  1. #af1998
  2. #19af30

Split complementary

  1. #af1998
  2. #4daf19
  3. #19af7b

Analogous

  1. #7b19af
  2. #af1998
  3. #af194d

Triadic

  1. #af1998
  2. #98af19
  3. #1998af

Tetradic

  1. #af1998
  2. #af3019
  3. #19af30
  4. #1998af

Square

  1. #af1998
  2. #af7b19
  3. #19af30
  4. #194daf

Monochromatic

  1. #290624
  2. #6c0f5e
  3. #af1998
  4. #e233c7
  5. #eb76d9

Shades

#af1998 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af1998
  2. #9e1789
  3. #8c147a
  4. #7b126a
  5. #690f5b
  6. #580d4c
  7. #460a3d
  8. #35082e
  9. #23051e
  10. #12030f
  11. #000000

Tints

#af1998 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af1998
  2. #b730a2
  3. #bf47ad
  4. #c75eb7
  5. #cf75c1
  6. #d78ccc
  7. #dfa3d6
  8. #e7bae0
  9. #efd1ea
  10. #f7e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af1998 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af1998
  2. #aa2396
  3. #a62e93
  4. #a13891
  5. #9c428e
  6. #984d8c
  7. #93578a
  8. #8e6187
  9. #896b85
  10. #857682
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #874e7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b549b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #576995 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8295b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75439a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835496 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b52378 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af1998 {
  color: #af1998;
}
Background
.bg-af1998 {
  background-color: #af1998;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af1998 {
  border: 2px solid #af1998;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af1998;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 25 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 75% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af1998 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af1998, #af194d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af1998 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 25 152 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.46 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.02 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.07 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.63 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.11 #800080 Purple ΔE 10.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.58 #50e667 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#af1998  rgb(175, 25, 152)  hsl(309, 75%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#19af30  rgb(25, 175, 48)  hsl(129, 75%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#98af19  rgb(152, 175, 25)  hsl(69, 75%, 39%)  Apple Green
#1998af  rgb(25, 152, 175)  hsl(189, 75%, 39%)  Bondi Blue