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#C23AAA

#c23aaa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c23aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 22.75% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.1% magenta, 12.37% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 310.59°, with 53.97% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.76.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.174

Complementary

  1. #c23aaa
  2. #3ac252

Split complementary

  1. #c23aaa
  2. #66c23a
  3. #3ac296

Analogous

  1. #963ac2
  2. #c23aaa
  3. #c23a66

Triadic

  1. #c23aaa
  2. #aac23a
  3. #3aaac2

Tetradic

  1. #c23aaa
  2. #c2523a
  3. #3ac252
  4. #3aaac2

Square

  1. #c23aaa
  2. #c2963a
  3. #3ac252
  4. #3a66c2

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1743
  2. #872876
  3. #c23aaa
  4. #d573c4
  5. #e7aedd

Shades

#c23aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c23aaa
  2. #af3499
  3. #9b2e88
  4. #882977
  5. #742366
  6. #611d55
  7. #4e1744
  8. #3a1133
  9. #270c22
  10. #130611
  11. #000000

Tints

#c23aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c23aaa
  2. #c84eb3
  3. #ce61bb
  4. #d475c4
  5. #da89cc
  6. #e19dd5
  7. #e7b0dd
  8. #edc4e6
  9. #f3d8ee
  10. #f9ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c23aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c23aaa
  2. #bb41a6
  3. #b548a2
  4. #ae4f9d
  5. #a85699
  6. #a15d95
  7. #9a6491
  8. #946b8d
  9. #8d7288
  10. #877984
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99628d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b67ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a7ba7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc436d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8758ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9567a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8408a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c23aaa {
  color: #c23aaa;
}
Background
.bg-c23aaa {
  background-color: #c23aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c23aaa {
  border: 2px solid #c23aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c23aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 58 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 54% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c23aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c23aaa, #c23a66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c23aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 58 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.76 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.04 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.71 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.84 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.72 #3dc555 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c23aaa  rgb(194, 58, 170)  hsl(311, 54%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#3ac252  rgb(58, 194, 82)  hsl(131, 54%, 49%)  Lime Green
#aac23a  rgb(170, 194, 58)  hsl(71, 54%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#3aaac2  rgb(58, 170, 194)  hsl(191, 54%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue