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#C418AA

#c418aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c418aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 9.41% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.76% magenta, 13.27% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 309.07°, with 78.18% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.26.

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Relative luminance0.1529

Complementary

  1. #c418aa
  2. #18c432

Split complementary

  1. #c418aa
  2. #54c418
  3. #18c488

Analogous

  1. #8818c4
  2. #c418aa
  3. #c41854

Triadic

  1. #c418aa
  2. #aac418
  3. #18aac4

Tetradic

  1. #c418aa
  2. #c43218
  3. #18c432
  4. #18aac4

Square

  1. #c418aa
  2. #c48818
  3. #18c432
  4. #1854c4

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0734
  2. #80106f
  3. #c418aa
  4. #e841ce
  5. #f085e0

Shades

#c418aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c418aa
  2. #b01699
  3. #9d1388
  4. #891177
  5. #760e66
  6. #620c55
  7. #4e0a44
  8. #3b0733
  9. #270522
  10. #140211
  11. #000000

Tints

#c418aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c418aa
  2. #ca2fb3
  3. #d046bb
  4. #d65dc4
  5. #dc74cc
  6. #e28cd5
  7. #e7a3dd
  8. #edbae6
  9. #f3d1ee
  10. #f9e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c418aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c418aa
  2. #bd22a6
  3. #b62da2
  4. #b0379d
  5. #a94299
  6. #a24c95
  7. #9b5691
  8. #94618d
  9. #8e6b88
  10. #877684
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98578a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c5dad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6176a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce2b65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #834bac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935ea8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca2586 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c418aa {
  color: #c418aa;
}
Background
.bg-c418aa {
  background-color: #c418aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c418aa {
  border: 2px solid #c418aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c418aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 24 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 78% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c418aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c418aa, #c41854);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c418aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 24 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.92 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.72 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.76 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.61 #3be755 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c418aa  rgb(196, 24, 170)  hsl(309, 78%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#18c432  rgb(24, 196, 50)  hsl(129, 78%, 43%)  Lime Green
#aac418  rgb(170, 196, 24)  hsl(69, 78%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#18aac4  rgb(24, 170, 196)  hsl(189, 78%, 43%)  Bondi Blue