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#C53EA1

#c53ea1 ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c53ea1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 24.31% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.53% magenta, 18.27% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 316°, with 53.78% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 5.83.

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Relative luminance0.1789

Complementary

  1. #c53ea1
  2. #3ec562

Split complementary

  1. #c53ea1
  2. #5dc53e
  3. #3ec5a5

Analogous

  1. #a53ec5
  2. #c53ea1
  3. #c53e5d

Triadic

  1. #c53ea1
  2. #a1c53e
  3. #3ea1c5

Tetradic

  1. #c53ea1
  2. #c5623e
  3. #3ec562
  4. #3ea1c5

Square

  1. #c53ea1
  2. #c5a53e
  3. #3ec562
  4. #3e5dc5

Monochromatic

  1. #511842
  2. #8c2a72
  3. #c53ea1
  4. #d779be
  5. #e8b4da

Shades

#c53ea1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c53ea1
  2. #b13891
  3. #9e3281
  4. #8a2b71
  5. #762561
  6. #631f51
  7. #4f1940
  8. #3b1330
  9. #270c20
  10. #140610
  11. #000000

Tints

#c53ea1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c53ea1
  2. #cb51aa
  3. #d165b4
  4. #d678bd
  5. #dc8bc7
  6. #e29fd0
  7. #e8b2d9
  8. #eec5e3
  9. #f3d8ec
  10. #f9ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c53ea1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c53ea1
  2. #be459e
  3. #b74b9a
  4. #b05297
  5. #a95894
  6. #a35f91
  7. #9c668d
  8. #956c8a
  9. #8e7387
  10. #877983
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6489 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4768a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #717d9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0416a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c5aa3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a699f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc4084 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c53ea1 {
  color: #c53ea1;
}
Background
.bg-c53ea1 {
  background-color: #c53ea1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c53ea1 {
  border: 2px solid #c53ea1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c53ea1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 62 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 54% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c53ea1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c53ea1, #c53e5d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c53ea1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 62 161 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.83 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.55 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.58 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.06 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.19 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.64 #3ac15e Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#c53ea1  rgb(197, 62, 161)  hsl(316, 54%, 51%)  Mulberry
#3ec562  rgb(62, 197, 98)  hsl(136, 54%, 51%)  Emerald
#a1c53e  rgb(161, 197, 62)  hsl(76, 54%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#3ea1c5  rgb(62, 161, 197)  hsl(196, 54%, 51%)  Bondi Blue