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#C021A7

#c021a7 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c021a7 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 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.81% magenta, 13.02% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 309.43°, 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.03.

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Relative luminance0.1508

Complementary

  1. #c021a7
  2. #21c03a

Split complementary

  1. #c021a7
  2. #58c021
  3. #21c089

Analogous

  1. #8921c0
  2. #c021a7
  3. #c02158

Triadic

  1. #c021a7
  2. #a7c021
  3. #21a7c0

Tetradic

  1. #c021a7
  2. #c03a21
  3. #21c03a
  4. #21a7c0

Square

  1. #c021a7
  2. #c08921
  3. #21c03a
  4. #2158c0

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0b35
  2. #7f166e
  3. #c021a7
  4. #e04dc9
  5. #ec8edd

Shades

#c021a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c021a7
  2. #ad1e96
  3. #9a1a86
  4. #861775
  5. #731464
  6. #601154
  7. #4d0d43
  8. #3a0a32
  9. #260721
  10. #130311
  11. #000000

Tints

#c021a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c021a7
  2. #c637b0
  3. #cd4db9
  4. #d364c1
  5. #d97aca
  6. #e090d3
  7. #e6a6dc
  8. #ecbce5
  9. #f2d3ed
  10. #f9e9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c021a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c021a7
  2. #ba2ba3
  3. #b3349f
  4. #ad3e9b
  5. #a64797
  6. #a05194
  7. #9a5a90
  8. #93648c
  9. #8d6d88
  10. #867784
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955888 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #235daa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6174a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca3065 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #814ca9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #915ea5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c62b85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c021a7 {
  color: #c021a7;
}
Background
.bg-c021a7 {
  background-color: #c021a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c021a7 {
  border: 2px solid #c021a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c021a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 33 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c021a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c021a7, #c02158);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c021a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 33 167 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.03 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.48 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.05 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.79 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.97 #3fde58 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c021a7  rgb(192, 33, 167)  hsl(309, 71%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#21c03a  rgb(33, 192, 58)  hsl(129, 71%, 44%)  Lime Green
#a7c021  rgb(167, 192, 33)  hsl(69, 71%, 44%)  Apple Green
#21a7c0  rgb(33, 167, 192)  hsl(189, 71%, 44%)  Bondi Blue