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#C01596

#c01596 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c01596 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 8.24% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.06% magenta, 21.87% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 314.74°, with 80.28% saturation and 41.76% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.1394

Complementary

  1. #c01596
  2. #15c03f

Split complementary

  1. #c01596
  2. #40c015
  3. #15c094

Analogous

  1. #9415c0
  2. #c01596
  3. #c01540

Triadic

  1. #c01596
  2. #96c015
  3. #1596c0

Tetradic

  1. #c01596
  2. #c03f15
  3. #15c03f
  4. #1596c0

Square

  1. #c01596
  2. #c09415
  3. #15c03f
  4. #1540c0

Monochromatic

  1. #36062a
  2. #7b0d60
  3. #c01596
  4. #e938be
  5. #f17dd4

Shades

#c01596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c01596
  2. #ad1387
  3. #9a1178
  4. #860f69
  5. #730d5a
  6. #600b4b
  7. #4d083c
  8. #3a062d
  9. #26041e
  10. #13020f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c01596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c01596
  2. #c62ca1
  3. #cd44ab
  4. #d35bb6
  5. #d973c0
  6. #e08acb
  7. #e6a1d5
  8. #ecb9e0
  9. #f2d0ea
  10. #f9e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c01596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c01596
  2. #ba2094
  3. #b32a92
  4. #ad358f
  5. #a6408d
  6. #a04b8b
  7. #9a5589
  8. #936087
  9. #8d6b84
  10. #867582
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94537d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c5899 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #657292 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc1b59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #834698 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925a94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c81876 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c01596 {
  color: #c01596;
}
Background
.bg-c01596 {
  background-color: #c01596;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c01596 {
  border: 2px solid #c01596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c01596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 21 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c01596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c01596, #c01540);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c01596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 21 150 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.26 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.08 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.52 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.81 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 11.14 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.58 #3fea69 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c01596  rgb(192, 21, 150)  hsl(315, 80%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#15c03f  rgb(21, 192, 63)  hsl(135, 80%, 42%)  Lime Green
#96c015  rgb(150, 192, 21)  hsl(75, 80%, 42%)  Apple Green
#1596c0  rgb(21, 150, 192)  hsl(195, 80%, 42%)  Bondi Blue