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#A8287C

#a8287c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a8287c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.19% magenta, 26.19% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 320.63°, with 61.54% saturation and 40.78% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.113

Complementary

  1. #a8287c
  2. #28a854

Split complementary

  1. #a8287c
  2. #3ca828
  3. #28a894

Analogous

  1. #9428a8
  2. #a8287c
  3. #a8283c

Triadic

  1. #a8287c
  2. #7ca828
  3. #287ca8

Tetradic

  1. #a8287c
  2. #a85428
  3. #28a854
  4. #287ca8

Square

  1. #a8287c
  2. #a89428
  3. #28a854
  4. #283ca8

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0b21
  2. #6a194e
  3. #a8287c
  4. #d449a4
  5. #e287c3

Shades

#a8287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8287c
  2. #972470
  3. #862063
  4. #761c57
  5. #65184a
  6. #54143e
  7. #431032
  8. #320c25
  9. #220819
  10. #11040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8287c
  2. #b13e89
  3. #b95396
  4. #c269a3
  5. #cb7eb0
  6. #d494be
  7. #dca9cb
  8. #e5bfd8
  9. #eed4e5
  10. #f6eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8287c
  2. #a4317c
  3. #a03a7d
  4. #9c427d
  5. #984b7e
  6. #94547e
  7. #905d7e
  8. #8c667f
  9. #886e7f
  10. #847780
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824e6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #39517e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #606679 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4254f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76447d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83547a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af2664 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8287c {
  color: #a8287c;
}
Background
.bg-a8287c {
  background-color: #a8287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a8287c {
  border: 2px solid #a8287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 62% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8287c, #a8283c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.59 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.61 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.04 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 7.58 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.11 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.22 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.23 #57d783 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#a8287c  rgb(168, 40, 124)  hsl(321, 62%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#28a854  rgb(40, 168, 84)  hsl(141, 62%, 41%)  Jade
#7ca828  rgb(124, 168, 40)  hsl(81, 62%, 41%)  Apple Green
#287ca8  rgb(40, 124, 168)  hsl(201, 62%, 41%)  Cerulean