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#C504A9

#c504a9 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c504a9 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 1.57% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.97% magenta, 14.21% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 308.7°, with 96.02% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.17.

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Relative luminance0.1482

Complementary

  1. #c504a9
  2. #04c520

Split complementary

  1. #c504a9
  2. #49c504
  3. #04c580

Analogous

  1. #8004c5
  2. #c504a9
  3. #c50449

Triadic

  1. #c504a9
  2. #a9c504
  3. #04a9c5

Tetradic

  1. #c504a9
  2. #c52004
  3. #04c520
  4. #04a9c5

Square

  1. #c504a9
  2. #c58004
  3. #04c520
  4. #0449c5

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0128
  2. #7a0269
  3. #c504a9
  4. #fa1bda
  5. #fc66e6

Shades

#c504a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c504a9
  2. #b10498
  3. #9e0387
  4. #8a0376
  5. #760265
  6. #630255
  7. #4f0244
  8. #3b0133
  9. #270122
  10. #140011
  11. #000000

Tints

#c504a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c504a9
  2. #cb1db2
  3. #d136ba
  4. #d64fc3
  5. #dc68cb
  6. #e282d4
  7. #e89bdd
  8. #eeb4e5
  9. #f3cdee
  10. #f9e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c504a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c504a9
  2. #be10a5
  3. #b71da1
  4. #b0299d
  5. #a93699
  6. #a34295
  7. #9c4e90
  8. #955b8c
  9. #8e6788
  10. #877484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985488 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #105bac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f74a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d02263 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8347ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935ca7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc1a85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c504a9 {
  color: #c504a9;
}
Background
.bg-c504a9 {
  background-color: #c504a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c504a9 {
  border: 2px solid #c504a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c504a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 4 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 96% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c504a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c504a9, #c50449);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c504a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 4 169 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.17 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.42 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.69 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.79 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.94 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.43 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.91 #3afb56 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c504a9  rgb(197, 4, 169)  hsl(309, 96%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#04c520  rgb(4, 197, 32)  hsl(129, 96%, 39%)  Lime Green
#a9c504  rgb(169, 197, 4)  hsl(69, 96%, 39%)  Yellow Green
#04a9c5  rgb(4, 169, 197)  hsl(189, 96%, 39%)  Bondi Blue