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#C5259E

#c5259e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c5259e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 14.51% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.22% magenta, 19.8% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 314.63°, with 68.38% saturation and 45.88% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1566

Complementary

  1. #c5259e
  2. #25c54c

Split complementary

  1. #c5259e
  2. #4ec525
  3. #25c59c

Analogous

  1. #9c25c5
  2. #c5259e
  3. #c5254e

Triadic

  1. #c5259e
  2. #9ec525
  3. #259ec5

Tetradic

  1. #c5259e
  2. #c54c25
  3. #25c54c
  4. #259ec5

Square

  1. #c5259e
  2. #c59c25
  3. #25c54c
  4. #254ec5

Monochromatic

  1. #440d37
  2. #85196a
  3. #c5259e
  4. #df57be
  5. #ec97d7

Shades

#c5259e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5259e
  2. #b1218e
  3. #9e1e7e
  4. #8a1a6f
  5. #76165f
  6. #63134f
  7. #4f0f3f
  8. #3b0b2f
  9. #270720
  10. #140410
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5259e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5259e
  2. #cb3ba8
  3. #d151b1
  4. #d666bb
  5. #dc7cc5
  6. #e292cf
  7. #e8a8d8
  8. #eebee2
  9. #f3d3ec
  10. #f9e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5259e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5259e
  2. #be2e9b
  3. #b73798
  4. #b04095
  5. #a94992
  6. #a3538f
  7. #9c5c8c
  8. #956589
  9. #8e6e86
  10. #877783
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995a84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #345ea1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a779b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d12b61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #874da0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97619c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc297e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5259e {
  color: #c5259e;
}
Background
.bg-c5259e {
  background-color: #c5259e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c5259e {
  border: 2px solid #c5259e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5259e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 37 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 68% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5259e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5259e, #c5254e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5259e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 37 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.99 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.85 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.25 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.59 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.05 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.75 #3ada61 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c5259e  rgb(197, 37, 158)  hsl(315, 68%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#25c54c  rgb(37, 197, 76)  hsl(135, 68%, 46%)  Lime Green
#9ec525  rgb(158, 197, 37)  hsl(75, 68%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#259ec5  rgb(37, 158, 197)  hsl(195, 68%, 46%)  Bondi Blue