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#C40293

#c40293 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c40293 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 0.78% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.98% magenta, 25% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 315.15°, with 97.98% saturation and 38.82% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.1389

Complementary

  1. #c40293
  2. #02c433

Split complementary

  1. #c40293
  2. #32c402
  3. #02c494

Analogous

  1. #9402c4
  2. #c40293
  3. #c40232

Triadic

  1. #c40293
  2. #93c402
  3. #0293c4

Tetradic

  1. #c40293
  2. #c43302
  3. #02c433
  4. #0293c4

Square

  1. #c40293
  2. #c49402
  3. #02c433
  4. #0232c4

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0021
  2. #78015a
  3. #c40293
  4. #fd16c2
  5. #fd62d6

Shades

#c40293 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c40293
  2. #b00284
  3. #9d0276
  4. #890167
  5. #760158
  6. #62014a
  7. #4e013b
  8. #3b012c
  9. #27001d
  10. #14000f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c40293 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c40293
  2. #ca1b9e
  3. #d035a9
  4. #d64eb3
  5. #dc67be
  6. #e281c9
  7. #e79ad4
  8. #edb3df
  9. #f3cce9
  10. #f9e6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c40293 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c40293
  2. #bd0f91
  3. #b61b8f
  4. #b0288d
  5. #a9348b
  6. #a2418a
  7. #9b4e88
  8. #945a86
  9. #8e6784
  10. #877382
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96527c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c5696 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #67728f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d10155 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #854395 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965a91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc0173 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c40293 {
  color: #c40293;
}
Background
.bg-c40293 {
  background-color: #c40293;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c40293 {
  border: 2px solid #c40293;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c40293;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 2 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 98% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c40293 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c40293, #c40232);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c40293 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 2 147 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.52 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.99 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.23 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.23 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.67 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.49 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 12.05 #3bfd6c Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c40293  rgb(196, 2, 147)  hsl(315, 98%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#02c433  rgb(2, 196, 51)  hsl(135, 98%, 39%)  Lime Green
#93c402  rgb(147, 196, 2)  hsl(75, 98%, 39%)  Yellow Green
#0293c4  rgb(2, 147, 196)  hsl(195, 98%, 39%)  Bondi Blue