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#C021A0

#c021a0 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c021a0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 12.94% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.81% magenta, 16.67% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 312.08°, with 70.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.81.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1483

Complementary

  1. #c021a0
  2. #21c041

Split complementary

  1. #c021a0
  2. #50c021
  3. #21c091

Analogous

  1. #9121c0
  2. #c021a0
  3. #c02150

Triadic

  1. #c021a0
  2. #a0c021
  3. #21a0c0

Tetradic

  1. #c021a0
  2. #c04121
  3. #21c041
  4. #21a0c0

Square

  1. #c021a0
  2. #c09121
  3. #21c041
  4. #2150c0

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0b33
  2. #7f166a
  3. #c021a0
  4. #e04dc3
  5. #ec8ed9

Shades

#c021a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c021a0
  2. #ad1e90
  3. #9a1a80
  4. #861770
  5. #731460
  6. #601150
  7. #4d0d40
  8. #3a0a30
  9. #260720
  10. #130310
  11. #000000

Tints

#c021a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c021a0
  2. #c637aa
  3. #cd4db3
  4. #d364bd
  5. #d97ac6
  6. #e090d0
  7. #e6a6d9
  8. #ecbce3
  9. #f2d3ec
  10. #f9e9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c021a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c021a0
  2. #ba2b9d
  3. #b3349a
  4. #ad3e96
  5. #a64793
  6. #a05190
  7. #9a5a8d
  8. #93648a
  9. #8d6d86
  10. #867783
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b5ca3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #64749d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb2c61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #834ba2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925e9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7287f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c021a0 {
  color: #c021a0;
}
Background
.bg-c021a0 {
  background-color: #c021a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c021a0 {
  border: 2px solid #c021a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c021a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 33 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c021a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c021a0, #c02150);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c021a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 33 160 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.12 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.24 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.74 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.83 #3fde5f Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c021a0  rgb(192, 33, 160)  hsl(312, 71%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#21c041  rgb(33, 192, 65)  hsl(132, 71%, 44%)  Lime Green
#a0c021  rgb(160, 192, 33)  hsl(72, 71%, 44%)  Apple Green
#21a0c0  rgb(33, 160, 192)  hsl(192, 71%, 44%)  Bondi Blue