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#C51172

#c51172 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c51172 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 6.67% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.37% magenta, 42.13% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 327.67°, with 84.11% saturation and 41.96% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.1349

Complementary

  1. #c51172
  2. #11c564

Split complementary

  1. #c51172
  2. #18c511
  3. #11c5be

Analogous

  1. #be11c5
  2. #c51172
  3. #c51118

Triadic

  1. #c51172
  2. #72c511
  3. #1172c5

Tetradic

  1. #c51172
  2. #c56411
  3. #11c564
  4. #1172c5

Square

  1. #c51172
  2. #c5be11
  3. #11c564
  4. #1118c5

Monochromatic

  1. #380520
  2. #7f0b49
  3. #c51172
  4. #ee3598
  5. #f47bbc

Shades

#c51172 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c51172
  2. #b10f67
  3. #9e0e5b
  4. #8a0c50
  5. #760a44
  6. #630939
  7. #4f072e
  8. #3b0522
  9. #270317
  10. #14020b
  11. #000000

Tints

#c51172 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c51172
  2. #cb2980
  3. #d1418e
  4. #d6589c
  5. #dc70aa
  6. #e288b9
  7. #e8a0c7
  8. #eeb8d5
  9. #f3cfe3
  10. #f9e7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c51172 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c51172
  2. #be1c73
  3. #b72775
  4. #b03276
  5. #a93d78
  6. #a34979
  7. #9c547a
  8. #955f7c
  9. #8e6a7d
  10. #87757f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96516b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #435274 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73726e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d60044 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4173 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5a70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf005a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c51172 {
  color: #c51172;
}
Background
.bg-c51172 {
  background-color: #c51172;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c51172 {
  border: 2px solid #c51172;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c51172;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 17 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 84% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c51172 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c51172, #c51118);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c51172 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 17 114 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.00 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.19 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.07 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.85 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.24 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 9.20 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.42 #3aee8d Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c51172  rgb(197, 17, 114)  hsl(328, 84%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#11c564  rgb(17, 197, 100)  hsl(148, 84%, 42%)  Emerald
#72c511  rgb(114, 197, 17)  hsl(88, 84%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#1172c5  rgb(17, 114, 197)  hsl(208, 84%, 42%)  True Blue