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#AB287C

#ab287c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ab287c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.61% magenta, 27.49% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 321.53°, with 62.09% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1163

Complementary

  1. #ab287c
  2. #28ab57

Split complementary

  1. #ab287c
  2. #3aab28
  3. #28ab99

Analogous

  1. #9928ab
  2. #ab287c
  3. #ab283a

Triadic

  1. #ab287c
  2. #7cab28
  3. #287cab

Tetradic

  1. #ab287c
  2. #ab5728
  3. #28ab57
  4. #287cab

Square

  1. #ab287c
  2. #ab9928
  3. #28ab57
  4. #283aab

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0b22
  2. #6d194f
  3. #ab287c
  4. #d54ba3
  5. #e389c3

Shades

#ab287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab287c
  2. #9a2470
  3. #892063
  4. #781c57
  5. #67184a
  6. #56143e
  7. #441032
  8. #330c25
  9. #220819
  10. #11040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab287c
  2. #b33e89
  3. #bc5396
  4. #c469a3
  5. #cd7eb0
  6. #d594be
  7. #dda9cb
  8. #e6bfd8
  9. #eed4e5
  10. #f7eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab287c
  2. #a7317c
  3. #a23a7d
  4. #9e427d
  5. #9a4b7e
  6. #96547e
  7. #915d7e
  8. #8d667f
  9. #896e7f
  10. #847780
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854f6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b517e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #626879 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7244f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78447d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85557a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b22664 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab287c {
  color: #ab287c;
}
Background
.bg-ab287c {
  background-color: #ab287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab287c {
  border: 2px solid #ab287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 322 62% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab287c, #ab283a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.99 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.51 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.43 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 7.89 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.20 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.70 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.09 #54d783 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ab287c  rgb(171, 40, 124)  hsl(322, 62%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#28ab57  rgb(40, 171, 87)  hsl(142, 62%, 41%)  Medium Sea Green
#7cab28  rgb(124, 171, 40)  hsl(82, 62%, 41%)  Apple Green
#287cab  rgb(40, 124, 171)  hsl(202, 62%, 41%)  Cerulean