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#C31C8A

#c31c8a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c31c8a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 10.98% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.64% magenta, 29.23% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 320.48°, with 74.89% saturation and 43.73% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 1.42.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1427

Complementary

  1. #c31c8a
  2. #1cc355

Split complementary

  1. #c31c8a
  2. #37c31c
  3. #1cc3a9

Analogous

  1. #a91cc3
  2. #c31c8a
  3. #c31c37

Triadic

  1. #c31c8a
  2. #8ac31c
  3. #1c8ac3

Tetradic

  1. #c31c8a
  2. #c3551c
  3. #1cc355
  4. #1c8ac3

Square

  1. #c31c8a
  2. #c3a91c
  3. #1cc355
  4. #1c37c3

Monochromatic

  1. #3d092b
  2. #80125b
  3. #c31c8a
  4. #e547af
  5. #ee8acc

Shades

#c31c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c31c8a
  2. #b0197c
  3. #9c166e
  4. #891461
  5. #751153
  6. #620e45
  7. #4e0b37
  8. #3b0829
  9. #27061c
  10. #14030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c31c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c31c8a
  2. #c93396
  3. #cf49a1
  4. #d560ad
  5. #db77b9
  6. #e18ec5
  7. #e7a4d0
  8. #edbbdc
  9. #f3d2e8
  10. #f9e8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c31c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c31c8a
  2. #bc2689
  3. #b63088
  4. #af3a87
  5. #a84486
  6. #a24e85
  7. #9b5884
  8. #946283
  9. #8d6c82
  10. #877681
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965578 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b588d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7386 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d11154 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88478c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975d88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc166d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c31c8a {
  color: #c31c8a;
}
Background
.bg-c31c8a {
  background-color: #c31c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c31c8a {
  border: 2px solid #c31c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c31c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 28 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 75% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c31c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c31c8a, #c31c37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c31c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 28 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 1.42 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.24 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.06 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.51 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.17 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.34 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 12.19 #3ce375 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c31c8a  rgb(195, 28, 138)  hsl(320, 75%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#1cc355  rgb(28, 195, 85)  hsl(140, 75%, 44%)  Emerald
#8ac31c  rgb(138, 195, 28)  hsl(80, 75%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#1c8ac3  rgb(28, 138, 195)  hsl(200, 75%, 44%)  Steel Blue