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#C459AA

#c459aa ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c459aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 34.9% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.59% magenta, 13.27% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 314.58°, with 47.56% saturation and 55.88% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 6.62.

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Relative luminance0.2178

Complementary

  1. #c459aa
  2. #59c473

Split complementary

  1. #c459aa
  2. #74c459
  3. #59c4a8

Analogous

  1. #a859c4
  2. #c459aa
  3. #c45974

Triadic

  1. #c459aa
  2. #aac459
  3. #59aac4

Tetradic

  1. #c459aa
  2. #c47359
  3. #59c473
  4. #59aac4

Square

  1. #c459aa
  2. #c4a859
  3. #59c473
  4. #5974c4

Monochromatic

  1. #612352
  2. #9a3782
  3. #c459aa
  4. #d891c7
  5. #eccae4

Shades

#c459aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c459aa
  2. #b05099
  3. #9d4788
  4. #893e77
  5. #763566
  6. #622d55
  7. #4e2444
  8. #3b1b33
  9. #271222
  10. #140911
  11. #000000

Tints

#c459aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c459aa
  2. #ca6ab3
  3. #d07abb
  4. #d68bc4
  5. #dc9bcc
  6. #e2acd5
  7. #e7bddd
  8. #edcde6
  9. #f3deee
  10. #f9eef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c459aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c459aa
  2. #bd5da6
  3. #b661a2
  4. #b0659d
  5. #a96999
  6. #a26d95
  7. #9b7091
  8. #94748d
  9. #8e7888
  10. #877c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a07393 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c76ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b87a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd5d7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #916cac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d77a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca5b90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c459aa {
  color: #c459aa;
}
Background
.bg-c459aa {
  background-color: #c459aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c459aa {
  border: 2px solid #c459aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c459aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 89 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 48% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c459aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c459aa, #c45974);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c459aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 89 170 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.62 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.87 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.08 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.19 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 10.00 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.16 #3ba655 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#c459aa  rgb(196, 89, 170)  hsl(315, 48%, 56%)  Mulberry
#59c473  rgb(89, 196, 115)  hsl(135, 48%, 56%)  Emerald
#aac459  rgb(170, 196, 89)  hsl(75, 48%, 56%)  Yellow Green
#59aac4  rgb(89, 170, 196)  hsl(195, 48%, 56%)  Moonstone Blue