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#C02CA2

#c02ca2 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c02ca2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 17.25% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.08% magenta, 15.63% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 312.16°, with 62.71% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.11.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1562

Complementary

  1. #c02ca2
  2. #2cc04a

Split complementary

  1. #c02ca2
  2. #58c02c
  3. #2cc094

Analogous

  1. #942cc0
  2. #c02ca2
  3. #c02c58

Triadic

  1. #c02ca2
  2. #a2c02c
  3. #2ca2c0

Tetradic

  1. #c02ca2
  2. #c04a2c
  3. #2cc04a
  4. #2ca2c0

Square

  1. #c02ca2
  2. #c0942c
  3. #2cc04a
  4. #2c58c0

Monochromatic

  1. #440f39
  2. #821e6d
  3. #c02ca2
  4. #da5ec1
  5. #e89dd9

Shades

#c02ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c02ca2
  2. #ad2892
  3. #9a2382
  4. #861f71
  5. #731a61
  6. #601651
  7. #4d1241
  8. #3a0d31
  9. #260920
  10. #130410
  11. #000000

Tints

#c02ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c02ca2
  2. #c641ab
  3. #cd56b5
  4. #d36bbe
  5. #d980c7
  6. #e096d1
  7. #e6abda
  8. #ecc0e3
  9. #f2d5ec
  10. #f9eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c02ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c02ca2
  2. #ba349f
  3. #b33d9b
  4. #ad4598
  5. #a64e94
  6. #a05691
  7. #9a5e8e
  8. #93678a
  9. #8d6f87
  10. #867883
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965b86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3360a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #66769f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb3565 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8450a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9361a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c73282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c02ca2 {
  color: #c02ca2;
}
Background
.bg-c02ca2 {
  background-color: #c02ca2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c02ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #c02ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c02ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 44 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 63% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c02ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c02ca2, #c02c58);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c02ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 44 162 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.11 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.63 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.67 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.82 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.44 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.63 #3fd35d Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c02ca2  rgb(192, 44, 162)  hsl(312, 63%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#2cc04a  rgb(44, 192, 74)  hsl(132, 63%, 46%)  Lime Green
#a2c02c  rgb(162, 192, 44)  hsl(72, 63%, 46%)  Apple Green
#2ca2c0  rgb(44, 162, 192)  hsl(192, 63%, 46%)  Bondi Blue