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#C52EA6

#c52ea6 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c52ea6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 18.04% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.65% magenta, 15.74% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 312.32°, with 62.14% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.54.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1658

Complementary

  1. #c52ea6
  2. #2ec54d

Split complementary

  1. #c52ea6
  2. #5bc52e
  3. #2ec599

Analogous

  1. #992ec5
  2. #c52ea6
  3. #c52e5b

Triadic

  1. #c52ea6
  2. #a6c52e
  3. #2ea6c5

Tetradic

  1. #c52ea6
  2. #c54d2e
  3. #2ec54d
  4. #2ea6c5

Square

  1. #c52ea6
  2. #c5992e
  3. #2ec54d
  4. #2e5bc5

Monochromatic

  1. #49113d
  2. #872072
  3. #c52ea6
  4. #db65c3
  5. #e9a3db

Shades

#c52ea6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c52ea6
  2. #b12995
  3. #9e2585
  4. #8a2074
  5. #761c64
  6. #631753
  7. #4f1242
  8. #3b0e32
  9. #270921
  10. #140511
  11. #000000

Tints

#c52ea6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c52ea6
  2. #cb43af
  3. #d158b8
  4. #d66dc1
  5. #dc82ca
  6. #e297d3
  7. #e8abdb
  8. #eec0e4
  9. #f3d5ed
  10. #f9eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c52ea6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c52ea6
  2. #be36a2
  3. #b73e9e
  4. #b0479b
  5. #a94f97
  6. #a35793
  7. #9c5f8f
  8. #95678b
  9. #8e7088
  10. #877884
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5d89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3562a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6979a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d03768 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8852a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9764a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc3385 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c52ea6 {
  color: #c52ea6;
}
Background
.bg-c52ea6 {
  background-color: #c52ea6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c52ea6 {
  border: 2px solid #c52ea6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c52ea6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 46 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 62% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c52ea6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c52ea6, #c52e5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c52ea6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 46 166 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.54 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.17 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.08 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.15 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.59 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.55 #3ad159 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c52ea6  rgb(197, 46, 166)  hsl(312, 62%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#2ec54d  rgb(46, 197, 77)  hsl(132, 62%, 48%)  Lime Green
#a6c52e  rgb(166, 197, 46)  hsl(72, 62%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#2ea6c5  rgb(46, 166, 197)  hsl(192, 62%, 48%)  Bondi Blue