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#C506AA

#c506aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c506aa is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 2.35% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.95% magenta, 13.71% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 308.48°, with 94.09% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.32.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.149

Complementary

  1. #c506aa
  2. #06c521

Split complementary

  1. #c506aa
  2. #4ac506
  3. #06c580

Analogous

  1. #8006c5
  2. #c506aa
  3. #c5064a

Triadic

  1. #c506aa
  2. #aac506
  3. #06aac5

Tetradic

  1. #c506aa
  2. #c52106
  3. #06c521
  4. #06aac5

Square

  1. #c506aa
  2. #c58006
  3. #06c521
  4. #064ac5

Monochromatic

  1. #31012a
  2. #7b046a
  3. #c506aa
  4. #f81fda
  5. #fa6ae6

Shades

#c506aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c506aa
  2. #b10599
  3. #9e0588
  4. #8a0477
  5. #760466
  6. #630355
  7. #4f0244
  8. #3b0233
  9. #270122
  10. #140111
  11. #000000

Tints

#c506aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c506aa
  2. #cb1fb3
  3. #d138bb
  4. #d651c4
  5. #dc6acc
  6. #e283d5
  7. #e89bdd
  8. #eeb4e6
  9. #f3cdee
  10. #f9e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c506aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c506aa
  2. #be12a6
  3. #b71ea2
  4. #b02b9d
  5. #a93799
  6. #a34395
  7. #9c4f91
  8. #955b8d
  9. #8e6888
  10. #877484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985589 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f5bae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f75a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d02463 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8347ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935ca8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc1b85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c506aa {
  color: #c506aa;
}
Background
.bg-c506aa {
  background-color: #c506aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c506aa {
  border: 2px solid #c506aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c506aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 6 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 94% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c506aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c506aa, #c5064a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c506aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 6 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.58 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.84 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.26 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.98 #3af955 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c506aa  rgb(197, 6, 170)  hsl(308, 94%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#06c521  rgb(6, 197, 33)  hsl(128, 94%, 40%)  Lime Green
#aac506  rgb(170, 197, 6)  hsl(68, 94%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#06aac5  rgb(6, 170, 197)  hsl(188, 94%, 40%)  Bondi Blue