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#AA287C

#aa287c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aa287c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.47% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 321.23°, with 61.9% saturation and 41.18% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.19.

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Relative luminance0.1152

Complementary

  1. #aa287c
  2. #28aa56

Split complementary

  1. #aa287c
  2. #3baa28
  3. #28aa97

Analogous

  1. #9728aa
  2. #aa287c
  3. #aa283b

Triadic

  1. #aa287c
  2. #7caa28
  3. #287caa

Tetradic

  1. #aa287c
  2. #aa5628
  3. #28aa56
  4. #287caa

Square

  1. #aa287c
  2. #aa9728
  3. #28aa56
  4. #283baa

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0b22
  2. #6c194f
  3. #aa287c
  4. #d44aa3
  5. #e388c3

Shades

#aa287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa287c
  2. #992470
  3. #882063
  4. #771c57
  5. #66184a
  6. #55143e
  7. #441032
  8. #330c25
  9. #220819
  10. #11040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa287c
  2. #b33e89
  3. #bb5396
  4. #c469a3
  5. #cc7eb0
  6. #d594be
  7. #dda9cb
  8. #e6bfd8
  9. #eed4e5
  10. #f7eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa287c
  2. #a6317c
  3. #a23a7d
  4. #9d427d
  5. #994b7e
  6. #95547e
  7. #915d7e
  8. #8d667f
  9. #886e7f
  10. #847780
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844f6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a517e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #616779 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6244f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78447d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85557a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b12664 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa287c {
  color: #aa287c;
}
Background
.bg-aa287c {
  background-color: #aa287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa287c {
  border: 2px solid #aa287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 62% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa287c, #aa283b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.19 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.54 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.30 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 7.78 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.17 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.88 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.31 #55d783 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#aa287c  rgb(170, 40, 124)  hsl(321, 62%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#28aa56  rgb(40, 170, 86)  hsl(141, 62%, 41%)  Medium Sea Green
#7caa28  rgb(124, 170, 40)  hsl(81, 62%, 41%)  Apple Green
#287caa  rgb(40, 124, 170)  hsl(201, 62%, 41%)  Cerulean