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#C40596

#c40596 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c40596 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 1.96% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.45% magenta, 23.47% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 314.45°, with 95.02% saturation and 39.41% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1405

Complementary

  1. #c40596
  2. #05c433

Split complementary

  1. #c40596
  2. #37c405
  3. #05c492

Analogous

  1. #9205c4
  2. #c40596
  3. #c40537

Triadic

  1. #c40596
  2. #96c405
  3. #0596c4

Tetradic

  1. #c40596
  2. #c43305
  3. #05c433
  4. #0596c4

Square

  1. #c40596
  2. #c49205
  3. #05c433
  4. #0537c4

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0124
  2. #79035d
  3. #c40596
  4. #f91cc4
  5. #fb67d7

Shades

#c40596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c40596
  2. #b00587
  3. #9d0478
  4. #890469
  5. #76035a
  6. #62034b
  7. #4e023c
  8. #3b022d
  9. #27011e
  10. #14010f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c40596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c40596
  2. #ca1ea1
  3. #d037ab
  4. #d650b6
  5. #dc69c0
  6. #e282cb
  7. #e79bd5
  8. #edb4e0
  9. #f3cdea
  10. #f9e6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c40596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c40596
  2. #bd1194
  3. #b61e92
  4. #b02a8f
  5. #a9368d
  6. #a2438b
  7. #9b4f89
  8. #945b87
  9. #8e6784
  10. #877482
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96527d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a5799 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #677392 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d10a57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #854498 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #955a94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc0876 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c40596 {
  color: #c40596;
}
Background
.bg-c40596 {
  background-color: #c40596;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c40596 {
  border: 2px solid #c40596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c40596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 5 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 95% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c40596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c40596, #c40537);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c40596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 5 150 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.99 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.11 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.20 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.10 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 11.17 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.97 #3bfa69 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c40596  rgb(196, 5, 150)  hsl(314, 95%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#05c433  rgb(5, 196, 51)  hsl(134, 95%, 39%)  Lime Green
#96c405  rgb(150, 196, 5)  hsl(74, 95%, 39%)  Yellow Green
#0596c4  rgb(5, 150, 196)  hsl(194, 95%, 39%)  Bondi Blue