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#C508A7

#c508a7 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c508a7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 3.14% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.94% magenta, 15.23% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 309.52°, with 92.2% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.8.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1483

Complementary

  1. #c508a7
  2. #08c526

Split complementary

  1. #c508a7
  2. #49c508
  3. #08c585

Analogous

  1. #8508c5
  2. #c508a7
  3. #c50849

Triadic

  1. #c508a7
  2. #a7c508
  3. #08a7c5

Tetradic

  1. #c508a7
  2. #c52608
  3. #08c526
  4. #08a7c5

Square

  1. #c508a7
  2. #c58508
  3. #08c526
  4. #0849c5

Monochromatic

  1. #32022a
  2. #7c0569
  3. #c508a7
  4. #f623d5
  5. #f96de3

Shades

#c508a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c508a7
  2. #b10796
  3. #9e0686
  4. #8a0675
  5. #760564
  6. #630454
  7. #4f0343
  8. #3b0232
  9. #270221
  10. #140111
  11. #000000

Tints

#c508a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c508a7
  2. #cb21b0
  3. #d139b9
  4. #d652c1
  5. #dc6bca
  6. #e284d3
  7. #e89cdc
  8. #eeb5e5
  9. #f3ceed
  10. #f9e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c508a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c508a7
  2. #be14a3
  3. #b7209f
  4. #b02c9b
  5. #a93897
  6. #a34494
  7. #9c5090
  8. #955c8c
  9. #8e6888
  10. #877484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985587 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #175baa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6175a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d02162 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8347a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945ca5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc1a83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c508a7 {
  color: #c508a7;
}
Background
.bg-c508a7 {
  background-color: #c508a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c508a7 {
  border: 2px solid #c508a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c508a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 8 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 92% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c508a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c508a7, #c50849);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c508a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 8 167 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.80 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.51 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.47 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.98 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.57 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.98 #3af758 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c508a7  rgb(197, 8, 167)  hsl(310, 92%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#08c526  rgb(8, 197, 38)  hsl(130, 92%, 40%)  Lime Green
#a7c508  rgb(167, 197, 8)  hsl(70, 92%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#08a7c5  rgb(8, 167, 197)  hsl(190, 92%, 40%)  Bondi Blue