#aa236a

Color #aa236a

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Medium Violet Red #c71585 · ΔE 15.95 Nearest Tailwind class pink-800 #a3004c · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aa236a

RGB

rgb(170, 35, 106)

HSL

hsl(328.4, 65.9%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(328.4, 79.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 37.6%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(39.23, 58.26, -7.32)

LCH

lch(39.23, 58.72, 352.84)

OKLCH

oklch(50%, 0.1801, 354.07)

HWB

hwb(328.4, 13.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#23aa63

Analogous

#a623aa

#aa236a

#aa2327

Triadic

#aa236a

#6aaa23

#236aaa

Split-complementary

#aa236a

#27aa23

#23aaa6

Tetradic

#aa236a

#aa6323

#23aa63

#236aaa

Square

#aa236a

#aaa623

#23aa63

#2327aa

Shades

Color #aa236a mixed toward black.

#8e1d58

#711747

#551135

#390c23

#1c0612

Tints

Color #aa236a mixed toward white.

#d42c84

#dc569d

#e581b5

#eeabce

#f6d5e6

Tones

Color #aa236a mixed toward gray.

#9f2e6a

#943969

#884568

#7d5068

#725b67

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.16:1

White text reads better on this background (6.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85845f · ΔE 46.9

Deuteranopia

#8b925c · ΔE 55.5

Tritanopia

#a65452 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 26

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa236a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa236a]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#aa236a (#aa236a) is rgb(170, 35, 106) in RGB.

No, #aa236a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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