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#C514B1

#c514b1 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c514b1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 7.84% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.85% magenta, 10.15% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 306.78°, with 81.57% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 8.37.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1554

Complementary

  1. #c514b1
  2. #14c528

Split complementary

  1. #c514b1
  2. #59c514
  3. #14c581

Analogous

  1. #8114c5
  2. #c514b1
  3. #c51459

Triadic

  1. #c514b1
  2. #b1c514
  3. #14b1c5

Tetradic

  1. #c514b1
  2. #c52814
  3. #14c528
  4. #14b1c5

Square

  1. #c514b1
  2. #c58114
  3. #14c528
  4. #1459c5

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0634
  2. #800d73
  3. #c514b1
  4. #eb3ad7
  5. #f280e5

Shades

#c514b1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c514b1
  2. #b1129f
  3. #9e108e
  4. #8a0e7c
  5. #760c6a
  6. #630a59
  7. #4f0847
  8. #3b0635
  9. #270423
  10. #140212
  11. #000000

Tints

#c514b1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c514b1
  2. #cb2cb9
  3. #d143c1
  4. #d65bc8
  5. #dc72d0
  6. #e28ad8
  7. #e8a1e0
  8. #eeb9e8
  9. #f3d0ef
  10. #f9e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c514b1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c514b1
  2. #be1fac
  3. #b72aa7
  4. #b034a2
  5. #a93f9d
  6. #a34a99
  7. #9c5594
  8. #95608f
  9. #8e6a8a
  10. #877585
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99578e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #085eb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e76ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf2e69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #824bb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935eaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb268c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c514b1 {
  color: #c514b1;
}
Background
.bg-c514b1 {
  background-color: #c514b1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c514b1 {
  border: 2px solid #c514b1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c514b1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 20 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 82% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c514b1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c514b1, #c51459);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c514b1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 20 177 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.84 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.03 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.19 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 11.25 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.38 #3aeb4e Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c514b1  rgb(197, 20, 177)  hsl(307, 82%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#14c528  rgb(20, 197, 40)  hsl(127, 82%, 43%)  Lime Green
#b1c514  rgb(177, 197, 20)  hsl(67, 82%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#14b1c5  rgb(20, 177, 197)  hsl(187, 82%, 43%)  Verdigris