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#A8317E

#a8317e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a8317e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 19.22% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.83% magenta, 25% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 321.18°, with 54.84% saturation and 42.55% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.1203

Complementary

  1. #a8317e
  2. #31a85b

Split complementary

  1. #a8317e
  2. #42a831
  3. #31a897

Analogous

  1. #9731a8
  2. #a8317e
  3. #a83142

Triadic

  1. #a8317e
  2. #7ea831
  3. #317ea8

Tetradic

  1. #a8317e
  2. #a85b31
  3. #31a85b
  4. #317ea8

Square

  1. #a8317e
  2. #a89731
  3. #31a85b
  4. #3142a8

Monochromatic

  1. #320e25
  2. #6d2052
  3. #a8317e
  4. #ce57a4
  5. #df93c4

Shades

#a8317e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8317e
  2. #972c71
  3. #862765
  4. #762258
  5. #651d4c
  6. #54193f
  7. #431432
  8. #320f26
  9. #220a19
  10. #11050d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8317e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8317e
  2. #b1468b
  3. #b95a98
  4. #c26fa5
  5. #cb83b2
  6. #d498bf
  7. #dcadcb
  8. #e5c1d8
  9. #eed6e5
  10. #f6eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8317e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8317e
  2. #a4397e
  3. #a0417e
  4. #9c497f
  5. #98517f
  6. #94597f
  7. #90607f
  8. #8c687f
  9. #887080
  10. #847880
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83526e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f5480 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #62697b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b32f53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78497f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84577c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af3067 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8317e {
  color: #a8317e;
}
Background
.bg-a8317e {
  background-color: #a8317e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a8317e {
  border: 2px solid #a8317e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8317e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 49 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 55% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8317e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8317e, #a83142);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8317e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 49 126 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.39 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.44 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.30 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 7.79 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 8.46 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.18 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.15 #57ce81 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#a8317e  rgb(168, 49, 126)  hsl(321, 55%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#31a85b  rgb(49, 168, 91)  hsl(141, 55%, 43%)  Jade
#7ea831  rgb(126, 168, 49)  hsl(81, 55%, 43%)  Apple Green
#317ea8  rgb(49, 126, 168)  hsl(201, 55%, 43%)  Cerulean