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#C43383

#c43383 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c43383 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 20% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.98% magenta, 33.16% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 326.9°, with 58.7% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1574

Complementary

  1. #c43383
  2. #33c474

Split complementary

  1. #c43383
  2. #3ac433
  3. #33c4bc

Analogous

  1. #bc33c4
  2. #c43383
  3. #c4333a

Triadic

  1. #c43383
  2. #83c433
  3. #3383c4

Tetradic

  1. #c43383
  2. #c47433
  3. #33c474
  4. #3383c4

Square

  1. #c43383
  2. #c4bc33
  3. #33c474
  4. #333ac4

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1332
  2. #87235a
  3. #c43383
  4. #d86ba7
  5. #e8a8cb

Shades

#c43383 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c43383
  2. #b02e76
  3. #9d2969
  4. #89245c
  5. #761f4f
  6. #621a42
  7. #4e1434
  8. #3b0f27
  9. #270a1a
  10. #14050d
  11. #000000

Tints

#c43383 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c43383
  2. #ca478f
  3. #d05c9c
  4. #d670a8
  5. #dc85b5
  6. #e299c1
  7. #e7adcd
  8. #edc2da
  9. #f3d6e6
  10. #f9ebf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c43383 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c43383
  2. #bd3b83
  3. #b64282
  4. #b04a82
  5. #a95282
  6. #a25a82
  7. #9b6181
  8. #946981
  9. #8e7181
  10. #877880
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985c77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c5e85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #757880 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d32857 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c5084 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b6381 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd2d6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c43383 {
  color: #c43383;
}
Background
.bg-c43383 {
  background-color: #c43383;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c43383 {
  border: 2px solid #c43383;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c43383;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 51 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 59% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c43383 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c43383, #c4333a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c43383 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 51 131 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.95 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 4.36 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 4.85 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.82 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 9.80 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.89 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.89 #3bcc7c Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c43383  rgb(196, 51, 131)  hsl(327, 59%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#33c474  rgb(51, 196, 116)  hsl(147, 59%, 48%)  Emerald
#83c433  rgb(131, 196, 51)  hsl(87, 59%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#3383c4  rgb(51, 131, 196)  hsl(207, 59%, 48%)  Steel Blue