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#C178AB

#c178ab ≈ Sky Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c178ab is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 47.06% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.82% magenta, 11.4% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 318.08°, with 37.06% saturation and 61.37% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sky Magenta (#cf71af), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.2771

Complementary

  1. #c178ab
  2. #78c18e

Split complementary

  1. #c178ab
  2. #86c178
  3. #78c1b2

Analogous

  1. #b278c1
  2. #c178ab
  3. #c17886

Triadic

  1. #c178ab
  2. #abc178
  3. #78abc1

Tetradic

  1. #c178ab
  2. #c18e78
  3. #78c18e
  4. #78abc1

Square

  1. #c178ab
  2. #c1b278
  3. #78c18e
  4. #7886c1

Monochromatic

  1. #6e325c
  2. #a24a88
  3. #c178ab
  4. #d9accc
  5. #f1e1ec

Shades

#c178ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c178ab
  2. #ae6c9a
  3. #9a6089
  4. #875478
  5. #744867
  6. #613c56
  7. #4d3044
  8. #3a2433
  9. #271822
  10. #130c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#c178ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c178ab
  2. #c786b3
  3. #cd93bc
  4. #d4a1c4
  5. #daaecd
  6. #e0bcd5
  7. #e6c9dd
  8. #ecd7e6
  9. #f3e4ee
  10. #f9f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c178ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c178ab
  2. #bb79a7
  3. #b47aa2
  4. #ae7a9e
  5. #a77b9a
  6. #a17c96
  7. #9a7d91
  8. #947e8d
  9. #8d7e89
  10. #877f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6879b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a89ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d94a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c97a8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c82ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a489aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c67999 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c178ab {
  color: #c178ab;
}
Background
.bg-c178ab {
  background-color: #c178ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c178ab {
  border: 2px solid #c178ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c178ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 120 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 37% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c178ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c178ab, #c17886);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c178ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 120 171 / 0.35);
}

#cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 3.19 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.93 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.16 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 9.22 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.78 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.34 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 10.79 #3e8754 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Sky Magenta
#c178ab  rgb(193, 120, 171)  hsl(318, 37%, 61%)  Sky Magenta
#78c18e  rgb(120, 193, 142)  hsl(138, 37%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#abc178  rgb(171, 193, 120)  hsl(78, 37%, 61%)  Olivine
#78abc1  rgb(120, 171, 193)  hsl(198, 37%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue