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#C2199E

#c2199e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c2199e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 9.8% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.11% magenta, 18.56% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 312.78°, with 77.17% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1463

Complementary

  1. #c2199e
  2. #19c23d

Split complementary

  1. #c2199e
  2. #4ac219
  3. #19c291

Analogous

  1. #9119c2
  2. #c2199e
  3. #c2194a

Triadic

  1. #c2199e
  2. #9ec219
  3. #199ec2

Tetradic

  1. #c2199e
  2. #c23d19
  3. #19c23d
  4. #199ec2

Square

  1. #c2199e
  2. #c29119
  3. #19c23d
  4. #194ac2

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0830
  2. #7e1067
  3. #c2199e
  4. #e741c3
  5. #ef85d9

Shades

#c2199e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2199e
  2. #af178e
  3. #9b147e
  4. #88126f
  5. #740f5f
  6. #610d4f
  7. #4e0a3f
  8. #3a082f
  9. #270520
  10. #130310
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2199e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2199e
  2. #c830a8
  3. #ce47b1
  4. #d45ebb
  5. #da75c5
  6. #e18ccf
  7. #e7a3d8
  8. #edbae2
  9. #f3d1ec
  10. #f9e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2199e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2199e
  2. #bb239b
  3. #b52e98
  4. #ae3895
  5. #a84292
  6. #a14d8f
  7. #9a578c
  8. #946189
  9. #8d6b86
  10. #877683
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965582 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #295aa1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #64749a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce235f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8449a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935c9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9207d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2199e {
  color: #c2199e;
}
Background
.bg-c2199e {
  background-color: #c2199e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c2199e {
  border: 2px solid #c2199e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2199e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 25 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 77% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2199e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2199e, #c2194a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2199e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 25 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.35 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.73 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.93 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.55 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 12.00 #3de661 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c2199e  rgb(194, 25, 158)  hsl(313, 77%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#19c23d  rgb(25, 194, 61)  hsl(133, 77%, 43%)  Lime Green
#9ec219  rgb(158, 194, 25)  hsl(73, 77%, 43%)  Apple Green
#199ec2  rgb(25, 158, 194)  hsl(193, 77%, 43%)  Bondi Blue