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#C604AA

#c604aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c604aa is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 1.57% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.98% magenta, 14.14% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 308.66°, with 96.04% saturation and 39.61% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.24.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1499

Complementary

  1. #c604aa
  2. #04c620

Split complementary

  1. #c604aa
  2. #49c604
  3. #04c681

Analogous

  1. #8104c6
  2. #c604aa
  3. #c60449

Triadic

  1. #c604aa
  2. #aac604
  3. #04aac6

Tetradic

  1. #c604aa
  2. #c62004
  3. #04c620
  4. #04aac6

Square

  1. #c604aa
  2. #c68104
  3. #04c620
  4. #0449c6

Monochromatic

  1. #300129
  2. #7b026a
  3. #c604aa
  4. #fa1cda
  5. #fc67e6

Shades

#c604aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c604aa
  2. #b20499
  3. #9e0388
  4. #8b0377
  5. #770266
  6. #630255
  7. #4f0244
  8. #3b0133
  9. #280122
  10. #140011
  11. #000000

Tints

#c604aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c604aa
  2. #cc1db3
  3. #d136bb
  4. #d74fc4
  5. #dd68cc
  6. #e382d5
  7. #e89bdd
  8. #eeb4e6
  9. #f4cdee
  10. #f9e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c604aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c604aa
  2. #bf10a6
  3. #b81da2
  4. #b1299d
  5. #aa3699
  6. #a34295
  7. #9c4e91
  8. #955b8d
  9. #8e6788
  10. #877484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985589 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f5bae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6075a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d12263 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8347ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945ca8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd1a85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c604aa {
  color: #c604aa;
}
Background
.bg-c604aa {
  background-color: #c604aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c604aa {
  border: 2px solid #c604aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c604aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 4 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 96% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c604aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c604aa, #c60449);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c604aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 4 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.24 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.72 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.75 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.09 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.26 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.85 #39fb55 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c604aa  rgb(198, 4, 170)  hsl(309, 96%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#04c620  rgb(4, 198, 32)  hsl(129, 96%, 40%)  Lime Green
#aac604  rgb(170, 198, 4)  hsl(69, 96%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#04aac6  rgb(4, 170, 198)  hsl(189, 96%, 40%)  Bondi Blue