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#AA05AB

#aa05ab ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa05ab is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.58% cyan, 97.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 299.64°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 7.15.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1159

Complementary

  1. #aa05ab
  2. #06ab05

Split complementary

  1. #aa05ab
  2. #59ab05
  3. #05ab57

Analogous

  1. #5705ab
  2. #aa05ab
  3. #ab0559

Triadic

  1. #aa05ab
  2. #abaa05
  3. #05abaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa05ab
  2. #ab0506
  3. #06ab05
  4. #05abaa

Square

  1. #aa05ab
  2. #ab5705
  3. #06ab05
  4. #0559ab

Monochromatic

  1. #160116
  2. #600361
  3. #aa05ab
  4. #f407f5
  5. #f94ffa

Shades

#aa05ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa05ab
  2. #99059a
  3. #880489
  4. #770478
  5. #660367
  6. #550356
  7. #440244
  8. #330233
  9. #220122
  10. #110111
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa05ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa05ab
  2. #b31eb3
  3. #bb37bc
  4. #c450c4
  5. #cc69cd
  6. #d582d5
  7. #dd9bdd
  8. #e6b4e6
  9. #eecdee
  10. #f7e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa05ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa05ab
  2. #a611a7
  3. #a21ea2
  4. #9d2a9e
  5. #99369a
  6. #954396
  7. #914f91
  8. #8d5b8d
  9. #886789
  10. #847484
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844b84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4366a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b03064 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b41ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a50a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad2586 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa05ab {
  color: #aa05ab;
}
Background
.bg-aa05ab {
  background-color: #aa05ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa05ab {
  border: 2px solid #aa05ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa05ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa05ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa05ab, #ab0559);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa05ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.24 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.91 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.08 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.67 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.56 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.10 #55fa54 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#aa05ab  rgb(170, 5, 171)  hsl(300, 94%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#06ab05  rgb(6, 171, 5)  hsl(120, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#abaa05  rgb(171, 170, 5)  hsl(60, 94%, 35%)  Brass
#05abaa  rgb(5, 171, 170)  hsl(180, 94%, 35%)  Light Sea Green